Steve Carell

“Everybody wants to be a Bond villain. That is the coolest. To be able to portray a Bond villain, that is the feather in any actor's cap.”

“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.”

“I'm not good with pickup lines or flirting. I don't have that kind of self-confidence or natural charisma.”

“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.”

“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...”

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

“Whenever I hear someone describe something as a 'kids movie' or a 'family movie,' it immediately has a negative connotation in my mind because I think, 'Well, as an adult, I wouldn't go see...”

“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...”

“There's very little you could do to prepare to be a correspondent on 'The Daily Show,' because it's not being a journalist, it's not being an actor. It involves elements of both of those thi...”

“What kind of person would have a real craving for gummy worms?”

“Because I went from the 'Daily Show' where I was a fake news guy on a fake news show, to 'Bruce Almighty' where I played a news guy, to 'Anchorman' where I played a news guy, now I'm... yeah...”

“I love my wife dearly, and, therefore, I've never cooked a meal, romantic or otherwise, for her.”

“Everybody should be normal. Everybody should be nice. I think they go hand in hand, and that to me is the default setting.”

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

“Anything nice that's said about me is diametrically opposed to who I am.”

“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 ev...”

“You know what Disneyland is known for? The Big Turkey Leg. People walk around with enormous deep-fried turkey legs. Like little kids, three-year-old kids eating these five-pound turkey legs.”

“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...”

“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.”

“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.”