Washington, May 25 -- Domhnall Gleeson seems to have revealed the "big advice" he got from John Krasinski before joining The Office spinoff, The Paper.

The 42-year-old Irish actor, while speaking to People, said Krasinski -- who played Jim Halpert in the original hit comedy -- encouraged him to take the role without hesitation.

"He was wonderful. I mean, his big advice that he gave me was to do it," Gleeson told People.

Gleeson went on to share that Steve Carell, another star from The Office, supported his decision too.

"And the same with Steve Carell, another just wonderful actor who I'd worked with before. And their advice was, if it's Greg Daniels, you should do it because getting to work with him is a treat that not many people ge...