Steve Carell Quotes

I play mostly bad guys on TV and mostly good guys in movies.

Acting-wise, I haven't done a lot of comedy, so I would love to work with Jane Lynch. I think she's hilarious.

I'd love to do all types of film, not just comedy, although I love comedy.

I've been asked to do action-oriented movies in the past and they just haven't been right for me.

The comedy of class, played so straight, is a wonderful thing for an actor to sink their teeth into.

It doesn't come easily to me, comedy. It's definitely not my strong suit. I'm probably more suited for drama and dramatic roles, but I certainly would love to be in quirky and fun movies.

I had just done a movie prior to 'Employee of the Month' called 'Let's Go to Prison' and Will Arnett got to play the bad guy. I would watch him daily and couldn't wait to get the chance 'til I played a bad guy.

I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.

I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I'm doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any character, but developing a character for a dramatic role seems to come more naturally.

I'm not cut out to be a detective on 'Law & Order' - I laugh too easily.

I really just love making comedies; I love doing characters.

People think that my favorite roles to do are villains, but I find comedy to be the most challenging and rewarding.

I do miss sometimes being onstage, because when I do film and television, it's usually so brief and funny.

I never thought I would be in a comedic role; my past is in drama.

Directors have been trying to get me to do comedy for a long time, ever since 'One Eight Seven.'

When I first did theatre, I was always doing comedies; it was always my first love. But it wasn't what I was picked for at first, for films and TV.

Growing up, I was certainly drawn to comedy, but my goal was just to be as well-rounded an actor as possible. I really liked Daniel Day-Lewis, and I thought, 'Oh, he's a good guy to try and emulate.'

I started in improv and went into different kinds of things.

I never sought to play monsters in films.

I try to shy away from playing cranky people, but if it's just a funny next-door neighbor or business man, I'll say, 'Sure, why not?'

As an actor, these kinds of big-comedic-centerpiece characters is just one thing that I love to do.

I had a role in 'DodgeBall,' where I played a pirate who played dodge ball. I'd say 80 to 90 percent of my lines were 'Garrr' or 'Arghh.' And it was all about what the quality of your 'Grr-arr' was.

I like movies because I've been getting leads, and TV is more about ensemble casts.

The best of Johnny Lever's films are 'Baazigar,' 'Kareeb' and 'Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega.' I just love his work in 'Baazigar,' where he plays a servant and tries to hammer a nail on a wall and is unsuccessful.

I was focused as a writer and marketing and a character. I was like Jim Carrey.