Steve Carell quotes - page 3

I've always enjoyed watching characters that aren't aware that they're doing anything funny. And I think that inherently makes them funnier. (Steve Carell)
The best food is in Chicago. There are great restaurants everywhere, from fancy places to burger joints. View quote
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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.' View quote
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I think anyone loves to play a character that is either evil to a certain extent or has a real definable character flaw. Those are always really fun, and, I think, funny. View quote
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From cheesecake on a stick to meat skewers to deep-fried bananas on a stick - there are no plates anymore. In Los Angeles, everything has become a corn dog. Actually, corn dogs still work. But most other food should be stickless. View quote
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I have no idea where my pathetic nature comes from. If I thought about it too long, it would depress me. View quote
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Being a leading man... that's like saying, 'I want to be astronaut.' That's not going to happen. View quote
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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. View quote
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I love my wife dearly, and, therefore, I've never cooked a meal, romantic or otherwise, for her. View quote
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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. View quote
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Relationships shouldn't be disposable. If there's something worth saving - not always the case, some relationships are irreconcilable - but if there is something that you determine is worth saving, then try to do that. (Steve Carell)
I don't think of myself as funny - I don't fill up a room with my humor... I would fail miserably as a stand-up comedian. View quote
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Don't underestimate your kids. Don't be condescending, because they're children but they're not stupid. View quote
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Maybe the coolest people are the ones who don't care about being cool. View quote
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Your brain, like your tongue, is a muscle. Practicing thinking by yourself really helps develop your brain, which you need throughout your day. I like to practice my thinking in a darkened room, alone. View quote
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Talking to my wife, we stare at each other, saying, 'How is this happening? Why is this happening? Why now?' It's nothing I ever aspired to. View quote
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Taste in comedy, like fashion, changes all the time. View quote
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Children are very smart, in their own stupid way. A child's brain is like a sponge, and you know how smart sponges are. View quote
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You're doing your kids a disservice if they do get everything they want because that's not the way life's going to go, and I think kids have to have some reality. View quote
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Actors and magicians are both performers and they represent things that are not necessarily who they are. View quote
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When someone is good, but it doesn't seem like their world will collapse if they don't get the part, it's more appealing. It's like dating someone: You don't want someone who's too into you. (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 control, and I like to have that kind of control. View quote
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Reading a book, watching a movie, going to a play, it's transporting, and very, very exciting. And to be a part of that, creating things with your imagination, whoa. View quote
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I've waited my entire life to be busy. Whenever I hear actors complain about being busy, I think, 'shut up.' Because you do, you wait to be successful or to be able to work. View quote
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If we were meant to read for enjoyment, would God have created television? Read as it was intended - for exercise. The more you read, the more you expand your - what's the word I'm looking for? - your stockpile of words. You must have a stockpile of words that you can pass along to your children for their stockpile. View quote
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