Steve Carell Quotes

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You can`t seem to have any sort of inhibition. Or shame. Or absolute horror at your own physical presence. 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 a relief in a way.

(On being a dad) I`m already seeing my daughter`s cynical sense of humor and she`s 6! I bought these shoes, and I`m thinking I`m a cool dad, I`m going to show her my new half-boot shoes. So I said, "What do you think of these?" And she`s like, "Mmm no, not liking them." (2007)

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.

(On playing Maxwell Smart in the upcoming Get Smart (2008).) I am sort of billing it as a comedic "Bourne Identity". (referring to The Bourne Identity (2002)) (2007)

I think a character in a comedy should not know they`re in a comedy.

When they approached me about who I would want writing `Get Smart,` I suggested B.J. The episodes that he`s written walk the line between intensely funny and slightly offensive. But they always fall on the side of being funny. I also suggested him because I think he`s going to be someone I`ll be working for someday, and I want to get on his good side now. - on his "The Office" (2005) co-star and co-writer B.J. Novak

I have no idea where my pathetic nature comes from. If I thought about it too long, it would depress me.

(On life since The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) made his a movie star.) I have a helluva lot more money than I used to! That`s the only perceivable difference. I will definitely be able to send my kids to college now, which was a question before. (2007)