Who He Is in the Movie: The Man Who Discovers a Real Life Who He Is in Real Life: The Obsessive-Compulsive, Timid Workaholic Who You're Expecting to Snap People like Harold Crick fall into those stereotypes of being the people that are going to find a shotgun and use it for horrific purposes once they finally jump off the cliff into Kitten Mushroom Candy Crazy Land. Which is an odd stereotype (blame jokes like "it's always the quiet ones"), but one that's held some ground for some time. In reality, Crick would just be a diligent, awkward fella who you wouldn't mind spending a few minutes talking to. Probably max. Unless you specialize in odd personalities, Harold's compulsions and social interactions would most definitely cause you to start harboring some anxiety whenever you spoke. He's not quick-to-anger, exactly, but he talks as if he wants things on his own terms and then shuffles away from the conversation altogether once you prove assertive. And if you had to spend day after day with this person, you would most definitely grow to love them as a person, but these ticks would likely drive you insane if they weren't confronted.