Jenna Fischer recalls surprising advice for her role in 'The Office'

Jenna Fischer has opened up about how she got the role as Pam Beesly in The Office.

While appearing on Flying on the Wall podcast, she candidly discussed advice that she received from a casting director, Allison Jones.

"I had been auditioning for Allison for about five years before The Office," the Mean Girls actress said.

The mockumentary sitcom series revolves around the daily lives of employees and their different personalities at a fictional paper supply company, Dunder Mifflin Paper company.

"When it was time for her to cast The Office, I had a good enough relationship with her that I could say, 'Hey Allison, do you have any advice? I really want this one,'” Fischer continued.

Recalling the advice, she said, "'My advice is don't come in looking hot. Don't come in all done up.' And then she said, ' We're going to have you improvise during the audition and my advice is: Dare to bore me.'"

"I had that note in my head and he said, 'Do you like being a receptionist here?' And I just paused and I said, nothing. And then I said, 'No.' And that's all I said," the 51-year-old actress added.

“She's like a deeply honest person so she can't lie and say she does like it, but she's also not going to say anymore," Jenna Fischer concluded.