You never saw Peter Sellers the actor trying to make you laugh. All he was doing was the character. What I'm saying is that I don't think you should know you're in a movie. I don't like it when actors are winking at the audience and saying, 'Right, isn't this funny? Are you with me?' Steve Carell actoraudiencecharacter share on social
I always feel so pretentious talking about comedy and deconstructing it. It always feels somehow self-centred to talk about any sort of process. Steve Carell centrecomedydeconstruct Change image and share on social
Sending a handwritten letter is becoming such an anomaly. It's disappearing. My mom is the only one who still writes me letters. And there's something visceral about opening a letter - I see her on the page. I see her in her handwriting. Steve Carell anomalydisappearhandwriting share on social
I would like for my kids to at least have some familiarity with who I am: 'It's the man from TV!' Steve Carell familiaritykidman Change image and share on social
I had, like, two goals in my career: One was to try to get into 'Second City.' When I moved to Chicago, my goal was to try to work at 'Second City.' And beyond that, my goal was to make enough money as an actor to not do anything else but act, not have to go and wait tables again. Steve Carell actactorcareer share on social
It's not a master plan to do every remake and every recreation of icons. It's just what I've been hired to do. Steve Carell havehireicon Change image and share on social
I'm not good with pickup lines or flirting. I don't have that kind of self-confidence or natural charisma. Steve Carell charismaconfidenceflirt Change image and share on social
My parents had a certain resolve to them that I don't see as so prevalent today. Through good times and bad, they were committed to one another. Their relationship wasn't something to be constantly examined or picked apart. Steve Carell badcommitconstantly share on social
Nothing to me feels as good as laughing incredibly hard. Steve Carell feltgoodhard Change image and share on social
Taste in comedy, like fashion, changes all the time. Steve Carell comedyfashiontaste Change image and share on social
