EntertainmentThe Office: The actor who was unhappy during filmingAlthough loved and recognized for his role, the actor was not always happy: “People loved him. I wasn’t enjoying it” today at 2:40 pm

Considered by Rolling Stone USA as one of the 100 greatest television shows of all time, The OfficeIt was a worldwide success from the beginning to the end of nine seasons, aired between March 2005 and May 2013.

However, not all the actors who were part of the cast saw all the attention that the sitcom it received. For Rainn Wilsonknown for playing the military Dwight Schrute It’s not that good.

During podcast interviewThe Diary Of A CEOpresented by Steven Bartlettthe actor revealed that he suffered anxiety attacks while behind the scenes. Rainnhowever, highlighted that the environment behind the scenes of The Office was not bad, he just had greater ambitions for his career.

I started suffering from crippling anxiety attacks — I was literally shaking and sweating on the floor. I thought I was going to die. Sometimes I had a lot of difficulty. At other times, it was the best job I could imagine. But I was angry about not getting contracts to make more films.”

In July this year, the actor also discussed the anguish of detaching the character’s personal image. During podcast interview Club Randompresented by Bill Maherthe actor explained how he became worried about his career prospects while acting in The Officeeven with the series’ great popularity.

“When I was in The Office, I spent several years really unhappy because I wasn’t enough. I was making hundreds of thousands of dollars. I wanted millions and I was a TV star, but I wanted to be a movie star. It was never enough,” said the artist.

“This is what I’m looking at now and realizing now: I’m on a successful show, nominated for Emmy every year, making a lot of money working with, like, Steve Carell, Jenna Fisher It is John Krasinski and these incredible screenwriters and wonderful directors like Paul Feig,” continued Rainn Wilson in the conversation.

I’m on one of the big TV shows. People love it. I did not like. I was like, ‘Why am I not a movie star? Why am I not next Jack Black or the next Will Ferrell?’ How come I can’t have a career in film? Why don’t I have this development agreement?’

More about The Office (2005)

Adaptation of a British series of the same name, the American version of The Office follows the unusual daily lives of employees at the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company — a company that sells paper.

Created by Ricky Gervais It is Stephen Merchant, The Office It marked an era not only for portraying day-to-day corporate life in a humorous and fun way, but also for creating bonds between the public and the beloved characters and their personal involvement. All this thanks to the incredible roles of names like Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer It is Rainn Wilson.

*text adapted from the website Adventures in History