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Steve Carell Biography

Steven John Carell (/kərˈrɛl/; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, producer, writer and director. Carell is known for playing a variety of characters, including Michael Scott on the American version of The Office (2005–2013), on which he also worked as an occasional producer, writer and director.

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Being a leading man. . . that's like saying I want to be astronaut. That's not going to happen.

Astronaut, Leading, Like, Man, Men, Want

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.

Anomalies, Handwritten, Letters, Mom, Sending, Writing

I don't ever want to take a part in order to prove that I'm capable of doing something. It's all based in doing stuff that's interesting or working with people who would be fun to work with.

Fun, Order, Part, People, Working

The best food is in Chicago. There are great restaurants everywhere, from fancy places to burger joints.

Burger, Burgers, Chicago, Everywhere, Great Restaurants, Restaurants

I don't want to be pretentious about, "yes, I need to move in to the more dramatic roles and express myself and prove to everyone that I'm capable of doing it," it really isn't that, I think that's a bad reason to choose roles. It's more like, who would I be working with and would they be fun to do and entertaining to watch, is it an interesting story or character.

Character, Fun, Interesting, Moving, Prove, Watch

I’m listening to a lot of Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, and Rihanna. A lot of pop female artists. I have to say I’m pretty well-versed in the pop female category.

Artist, Category, Female, Listening, Rihanna, Swift

I think in most relationships that have problems, there's fault on both sides. And in order for it to work, there has to be some common ground that's shared. And it's not just one person making amends.

Amends, Common, Faults, Order, Thinking

Goalies almost never get credit for winning a game, but they always get blamed for losing a game.

Blamed, Games, Goalies, Losing, Winning

It's a very familiar type of place where people either go to their house on the lake or they get together in different places. This was a normal, relatable place that I think a lot of people have in their childhood.

Childhood, Lakes, Normal, People, Thinking

Well, on a personal level, I would never want to take on a character who didn’t have some redeemable qualities. Even the worst of people, such as Michael Scott in The Office [Carell’s character in the US version of the Ricky Gervais sitcom], have some decent human qualities that you can latch onto.

Character, Latch, Office, People, Redeemable

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

Girl, Girls, Scared, Shy

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

Gummies, Gummy, Kind, Person, Real

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.

Big, Kids, Leg, Turkeys, Years

If I'd had a great level of success early on, who knows how I would have responded. I might have been a complete jerk.

Jerk, Knows, Level, Levels, Might, Responded

For me, at least, all of my career goals, all of my focus, everything just shifted and the importance was my children, and that's where all the joy came from as well.

Career, Careers, Children, Goal, Goals, Shifted

I joined an improv group in college, which was a lot of fun. After I graduated, I moved to Chicago to try to get into the Second City.

Cities, College, Fun, Group, Improv, Joined

I wasn't a class clown, I never developed this comedic flair as a kid. Even when I decided to become an actor, it was just to be an actor, not necessarily a comedic actor. I wasn't that guy who struck out with women so he became really funny, and that's when the women started to like him.

Actor, Became, Class, Funny, Guy, Kids

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

Choices, Ends, Life, One Day, Prosperous

I am happily married, and I think I was lucky that success came a little later in my life. It's difficult to handle all the attention when you are a young gun.

Attention, Gun, Lucky, Success, Thinking, Young

I'm not superstitious, but I'm a little stitious.

Littles, Office, Running For Office, Stitious, Superstitious

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