--- title: John Krasinski 'Terrified' of Cheesecake The Hollars Video description: Watch the actor and 'The Hollars' director explain his aversion to the popular dessert, and and answer more pressing questions on Twitter. canonical: https://time.com/4468884/john-krasinski-hollars-video/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-26T19:59:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:35:56.338Z og:title: John Krasinski Was 'Terrified' of Cheesecake As a Kid og:description: The classic dessert was not his favorite, the actor admitted on Twitter. og:url: https://time.com/4468884/john-krasinski-hollars-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: John Krasinski Was 'Terrified' of Cheesecake As a Kid twitter:description: The classic dessert was not his favorite, the actor admitted on Twitter. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch John Krasinski Explain Why He Was 'Terrified' of Cheesecake As a Kid  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 26, 2016 7:59 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 26, 2016 7:59 PM UTC Actor and comedian John Krasinski is willing to answer the hard questions. In a recent Twitter Q&A with fans, the [Hollywood favorite](http://time.com/4169180/jon-krasinski-emily-blunt-stephen-colbert/?iid=sr-link2) — who’s currently promoting [his new film, _The Hollars_](http://time.com/4459435/john-krasinski-the-hollars-emily-blunt/?iid=sr-link6) — took the time to respond to burning queries about his favorite Beyoncé song (“Formation”), his relationship with his _Office_ castmates (still great, like family), and his alternative career plans if this whole acting thing hadn’t worked out (English teacher, naturally). One fan, however, took it to the next level with the most pressing debate of all: his feelings on cheesecake. Krasinski, [ever a good sport](http://time.com/4463011/john-krasinski-emily-blunt-leonardo-dicaprio/?iid=sr-link4), took the question quite seriously. “Cheesecake. It’s changed over the years for me,” he explained, deadpan. “As a kid, I was terrified of the consistency. I thought the taste was sour. And now, I love me some cheesecake. Probably not the ones that are divided into four, like the four different gelatinous fruit on top? No. I’m not a fruit cheesecake guy. I’m more of like a coffee, chocolate cheesecake guy.” So there you have it, folks: it’s OK to be afraid of cheesecake. You’ll probably grow out of it, and end up living [a charmed life just like Krasinski.](http://time.com/4464292/john-krasinski-devil-wears-prada-emily-blunt/?iid=sr-link1) > [](https://twitter.com/johnkrasinski/status/769245321289490436) For the rest of his answers, check out [his Twitter account](https://twitter.com/johnkrasinski) — but unfortunately the Q&A was cut short due to a fire alarm in the building where he was filming. Sounds oddly like a scenario straight out of _The Office_. > [](https://twitter.com/johnkrasinski/status/769250159431671812) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4468884/john-krasinski-hollars-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4468884/john-krasinski-hollars-video/"},"headline":"Watch John Krasinski Explain Why He Was 'Terrified' of Cheesecake As a Kid","datePublished":"2016-08-26T19:59:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:56.338Z","description":"\"I thought the taste was sour.\"","url":"https://time.com/4468884/john-krasinski-hollars-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","movies","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4468884/john-krasinski-hollars-video/","name":"Watch John Krasinski Explain Why He Was 'Terrified' of Cheesecake As a Kid"}}]}] ```