‘The Office’ Star Andy Buckley on David Wallace and Writing the Iconic “Suck It” Song Himself

Jan 12 2021

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During our interview with The Office actor Andy Buckley, who played the iconic role of David Wallace, his enthusiasm for the show and this character were infectious. Given David Wallace’s hit or miss decisions while working at Dunder Mifflin, we asked if he thought Wallace was a good boss and also who David’s favorite manager was throughout his time with the company. We also talked about the iconic “Suck It” song, as Buckley joyfully recounted how he had to write the music to the song himself and only had a limited number of takes to land the performance – in an episode directed by John Krasinski, no less. And finally, Buckley talked about his favorite parts of making the series, and how when Wallace started going into the office more, Buckley finally felt like he was a bigger part of the Office team.