I had bohemian parents in Seattle in the last 60s living in a houseboat. My dad wrote science fiction novels and painted big murals and oil paintings. – Rainn Wilson
My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet. – Rainn Wilson
My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays. – Rainn Wilson
I really wanted to do something positive on the Internet. I wanted to try to get young people talking about, thinking about, lifes big questions-make it cool and OK to wonder about the heart, the soul and free will and God and death and big topics like that, big human topics. – Rainn Wilson
My dad is like a cactus – introverted and tough. Im a people person, like my mom, but I got my competitiveness from my dad. He came to this country from Belarus with nothing and built a real business. Hes my hero for giving me that need to run a business and for having enormous confidence in me. – Gary Vaynerchuk