Steve Carell

Look for me on American Idol tonight. I won't be appearing, just look for me.

— Steve Carell

“Will I tell them? No, as a Doctor you wouldn't tell a patient if they were dying of cancer.”

— Steve Carell

I would like for my kids to at least have some familiarity with who I am: 'It's the man from TV!

— Steve Carell

You know, what's funny to one person is not at all to someone else.

— Steve Carell

Being an action star is all I had ever hoped to be. I ultimately knew I would be an action star.

— Steve Carell

Hyperbole is a thousand times better than exaggeration.

— Steve Carell

You hope and dream for so long you'll actually become employed, and when you do, the last thing you want to do…

— Steve Carell

For me, at least, all of my career goals, all of my focus, everything just shifted and the importance was my children,…

— Steve Carell

We are all facing the end one day or another. I say, live a good and prosperous life, make sure your choices…

— Steve Carell

There's plenty of room for all sorts of movies and all sorts of comedies, so I never saw that as a competitive…

— Steve Carell

When you do an animated movie - at least the ones that I've been a part of - you never see any…

— Steve Carell

I don't like to get angry. It doesn't make me feel good. It is very human, but it's also a loss of…

— Steve Carell

I joined an improv group in college, which was a lot of fun. After I graduated, I moved to Chicago to try…

— Steve Carell

I know I'm not a woman's fantasy man; I don't have to uphold this image of male beauty, so that's kind of…

— Steve Carell

Its not like Im a wallflower. I think Im fairly average. I dont attempt to stand out in any way. Im not…

— Steve Carell

If we were meant to read for enjoyment, would God have created television? Read as it was intended - for exercise. The…

— Steve Carell

Sending a handwritten letter is becoming such an anomaly. It's disappearing. My mom is the only one who still writes me letters.…

— Steve Carell

“Joan Baxter (Lauren Graham): “You want to build a boat?” Evan Baxter: “It might be something fun for the family. Go sailing…

— Steve Carell

Your brain, like your tongue, is a muscle. Practicing thinking by yourself really helps develop your brain, which you need throughout your…

— Steve Carell

Whenever I hear someone describe something as a 'kids movie' or a 'family movie,' it immediately has a negative connotation in my…

— Steve Carell

If somebody takes the parking place you were waiting for, I tend to kind of let it roll off my back. Maybe…

— Steve Carell

I find things funny that aren't self-aware. That don't know they're funny, and I think the same can hold true for drama.…

— Steve Carell

Reading a book, watching a movie, going to a play, it's transporting, and very, very exciting. And to be a part of…

— Steve Carell

Actors and magicians are both performers, and they represent things that are not necessarily who they are.

— Steve Carell

“So Ryan got promoted to corporate, where he is a big fish in a little pond. Where as back here in Scranton…

— Steve Carell

Do not to be as shy around girls, because they're probably just as shy and just as scared as you are.

— Steve Carell

First order of business: I will not be doing any 'That's What She Said' jokes. It's just too hard for me...

— Steve Carell

I've waited my entire life to be busy. Whenever I hear actors complain about being busy, I think, 'shut up.' Because you…

— Steve Carell

Different things just strike people differently. And it's so subjective, too. Because what makes one person laugh won't make others laugh. I…

— Steve Carell

Oh, I so don't care about the podium at the Oscars. I've stood at the podium at the Oscars and that's close…

— Steve Carell

“Yeah, I went hunting once. Shot a deer in the leg. Had to kill it with a shovel. Took about an hour.…

— Steve Carell

Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you…

— Steve Carell

“They say that when you find true love, you know within the first 24 hours. Well with Carol I knew within the…

— Steve Carell

For my wife and I, the challenge is to not make every day the best day possible because it's not realistic.

— Steve Carell

I have a helluva lot more money than I used to! That's the only perceivable difference. I will definitely be able to…

— Steve Carell

You project a version of yourself to the public to protect and insulate yourself a little bit. Actors come up with a…

— Steve Carell

I am happily married, and I think I was lucky that success came a little later in my life. It's difficult to…

— Steve Carell

Talking to my wife, we stare at each other, saying, 'How is this happening? Why is this happening? Why now?' It's nothing…

— Steve Carell

Don't underestimate your kids. Don't be condescending, because they're children but they're not stupid.

— Steve Carell

The ability to compromise and having the ability to laugh at ourselves is huge and works well for me.

— Steve Carell