Category: The Office Interviews

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From Baylor to the office

The Baylor University Lariat speaks to alumna Angela Kinsey:

This season, if the whole cast can’t get together, Kinsey watches the show with her husband, Warren, or with Jenna Fischer, who plays Pam on the show.

“We are like a family,” she said. “We are very close. We love each other. We make each other laugh. I think it is the best job any of us have ever had.”

Despite her newfound success and fame in the seemingly far away land of Los Angeles, Kinsey has stayed true to her Baylor roots.

“I loved my time at Baylor,” she said. “It was everything I thought college should be.”

Link: From a Baylor Classroom to the hit The Office

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TV Guide interviews Brian Baumgartner

From TV Guide:

TVGuide.com: Is there anything about [Kevin] that is like you?

Baumgartner: I do have a childlike enthusiasm at times. I certainly enjoy life and get pleasure sometimes in childish things. Other people have said that I am the [cast member] most unlike my character. I take that as a compliment, though I do really love the Kev. Not that we should study the series in a “dramaturgical” way, but if you look at it, nobody doesn’t like Kevin. He is the guy who is friendly with everyone. He has a casual, friendly fantasy football game with Jim, they certainly get along. He totally tolerates Dwight. He doesn’t dislike anyone — except Angela.

Link: Brian Baumgartner Accounts for The Office’s Success

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Kate Flannery’s sweet Office success

The Philadelphia Daily News chats with Kate Flannery about how the success of The Office has changed her life:

Not so long ago, the Philly-born actress wouldn’t quit her waitressing job until NBC picked up “The Office” for a second season.

“My boss said to me on my last day, ‘We were going to get you a cake, but you’ll be back,’ ” Flannery recalled during a recent NBC party in Pasadena, Calif., hours after learning the show had already been picked up for a fourth season.

“I’ve had a lot of almosts in my career,” she said.

Link: Flannery happy to have a job at the ‘Office’

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MeeVee interviews Ed Helms

MeeVee got the chance to talk to Ed Helms during the Golden Globes:

Who came up with “Big Tuna”?

I wish I could take credit for it, but Greg Daniels [wrote it], in the first episode of the season. I’m very happy about it, because it automatically puts me in character.You know only Andy would be like, “T’sup, Big Tuna?” It totally puts me there.

Link: Interview with The Office Star Ed Helms

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HollywoodPressTV talks to Creed Bratton

A new entertainment site called HollywoodPressTV launched this week, and executive producer and host Steve Patterson writes:

… included in our premiere is an exclusive sit-down interview with Creed Bratton from The Office. The interview was a ton of fun …he was great. The best part — part of the interview was done with Creed in character … priceless.

See parts one and two of Creed’s interview here — find the videos in the right column.

That quirky, wacky Creed.

Warning: A tad NSFW for some slight profanity.

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TV Guide interviews Greg Daniels

Greg Daniels talks to TV Guide about the success of the show:

TVGuide.com: At the recent TV-critics press tour, we heard a lot of producers reacting to what’s said about their shows on the Web. There is a lot of online chatting about your show. Does it make producers crazy after a while?

Daniels: The people online are usually real purists. They often support the creator on the more creative decisions over the business-y decisions, I think. Anytime I get any piece of information, I pick and choose whether it supports what I want. The same with the executives — if an executive doesn’t like a show, and they do focus-group testing, they’re going to say, “These guys didn’t like it.” But the focus group is usually [made up of] people who aren’t into the stuff. They are grabbed out of a mall. But the online community is the focus-group viewer you’d love to have. Everybody is super into the show.

Sign me up for any focus group. Any time.

Link: Office Max

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