53 Steve Carell Quotes for You to Enjoy

Steve Carell

American Actor

Born: Aug 16, 1963

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There's such a freewheeling nature to 'Second City,' and the greatest thing about 'Second City' was having a sophisticated audience night after night who appreciated what it was. They knew it wasn't all going to be great when you improvised, so they were very forgiving that way. Steve Carell

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It was kind of like they were just giving us a toy to play with, to do whatever we wanted with. Steve Carell

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In my wildest dreams I never thought - well, I never thought I'd work. Steve Carell

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Taste in comedy, like fashion, changes all the time. Steve Carell

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Goalies almost never get credit for winning a game, but they always get blamed for losing a game. Steve Carell

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I tend not to be someone who's on all the time, or is always trying to make other people laugh. Steve Carell

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Once I moved to Chicago and started trying to get acting jobs, I just tended to book more things that were comedically based than anything else. I never had the preconceived notion, 'I will be a comedic actor.' I just thought, 'I'll go into acting and see what kind of work I can get.' Steve Carell

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When you do an animated movie - at least the ones that I've been a part of - you never see any of the other actors. It's all done separately with headphones in a voice booth. Steve Carell

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The best food is in Chicago. There are great restaurants everywhere, from fancy places to burger joints. Steve Carell

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I remember my wife wanted me to go see 'Contagion,' and I was like, 'Oh my God, why would I want to see that movie?' I mean, I'll just have nightmares and it will freak me out. It turned out that I really enjoyed it; I thought it was very well done. Steve Carell

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Divorce is fairly common these days, and I think many times people disregard the emotional impact that divorce has on a couple and a family, because it happens so frequently. Steve Carell

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I had a friend who, after 25 years of marriage, found himself trying to date again, and it was completely different. Everything had changed, and he had to reacquaint himself. It was funny even talking to him about it. For someone who has been out of the loop, it's a different world. Steve Carell

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It's interesting when you're trying to create a character in animation. It's really a communal effort. Steve Carell

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If somebody takes the parking place you were waiting for, I tend to kind of let it roll off my back. Maybe I'm harboring a lot of something and it will all explode somewhere down the road, but I tend to just let it slide off my back. Steve Carell

They love 3-D. It's fun to watch a movie in 3-D with your children or with a group of children because you see the kids in front of you from time to time reaching up. You see little hands reaching up to grab things that they think are right there. I think it's remarkable and it does obviously, literally, add another dimension to the movie. Steve Carell

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I'm a fun dad, but I don't know if I'm the fun, crazy dad. Steve Carell

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I don't think my kids have to worry too much about me embarrassing them because that's not how I would want to grow up, with wacky dad showing up at school and performing for everyone. Steve Carell

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I don't know how other people perceive the lives of actors, but my life is fairly ordinary. I go to work, I come home, I put my kids to bed. If I'm home in time for dinner, I have dinner, and then it's bedtime. Steve Carell

Being a leading man... that's like saying, 'I want to be astronaut.' That's not going to happen. Steve Carell

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I'll do whatever I can do to remain employed. I'm just not precious about doing comedy or doing drama. I never want to do something in order to prove to other people what I can do. Steve Carell

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I'm not a crazy Vegas guy. I'm not a gambler. Steve Carell

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Six-year-olds are very wrapped up in their own lives, and that's the way it should be. Steve Carell

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In the United States, there is a restaurant called The Outback Steakhouse, and I could survive in there for several weeks at least, sustaining myself on bloomin' onions and, I'm sure, their legitimate and very Australian cuisine. In the real Outback? I give myself about 14 minutes. Steve Carell

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