[high-pitched rewind whine] [projector humming] i grew up as a big-headed baby in seattle, moved to nicaragua when i was three, made friends with parrots and sloths. moved back to washington state when i was five, learned to play the bassoon. moved to illinois and joined the drama club, and eventually, i landed in los angeles as dunder mifflin s assistant to the regional manager. - please welcome rainn wilson. - rainn wilson. - yet for all my success, my wife and son, whom i love, a nice house, people tattooing my face on their feet. [beeping, whirring] [sighs] you d think i d be happier. [upbeat music] but like so many others, i struggle. to find fulfillment. amy. to find true joy. i need to be honest with you all. it s just i ve been going through a really hard time recently on a number of different levels, and i ve been feeling a little bit low, a little bit less than, a little depressed and humbled and lost these days. and so i ve churned through countless thera
During the still pretty much freezing springtime, wondering what alternative reality i ve stumbled into where [baby cooing] it s a baby. where people leave babies unattended and find joy in endless winter. how do you find happiness against all odds? hi, icelandic dog. there are no strangers on this island of 370,000, roughly the population of cleveland. so when you hit up your icelandic actor friend for a favor, he happily stands in front of a tourist information booth and pretends he just happened to run into you. [horn honking] - what? - rainn? - icelandic cultural icon, actor ólafur darri lafsson - say what? - hey, how s it going? oh, good to see you, man.