Steve Carell Quotes

My goal was simply to be a working actress. I never imagined myself on Broadway.

At a very early age I knew I wanted to be an actor and then more specifically that I wanted to be on Broadway and be in musicals.

I came out of drama school thinking I'd do some theatre, maybe some television, and maybe, someday, a film.

Broadway was always sort of my trajectory before I found film and television - that would be really tremendous.

I didn't think it was my dream to be on Broadway; it just sort of became that, and then it just became me wanting it more and more and more.

When I saw my first Broadway show, 'Beauty and the Beast,' I was like, 'Okay, I'm definitely gonna do this.' After that, I did little shows and started auditioning.

I'd like to one day be able to say, 'I was in more than one play on Broadway.'

I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.

I'd love to do Broadway or the West End. I'm sure doing eight shows a week is gruelling, but I did a lot of stage shows in Sydney and I love performing live.

I knew I wanted to act since I was 10, but I didn't actually start acting until I was in high school. My favorite play was 'Lilies of the Field.'

I never got to Broadway. I would love to do that.

My dream job would be starring in a lead role on a Broadway musical.

During the fourth year of college, I heard about auditions for a musical for which I got chosen. There after, I continued acting in plays and improved.

I'd love to do Broadway. It's funny. I love it, but I've never actually seen an actual Broadway show, not even 'Hairspray.'

I moved to New York City in the '80s to be an actress and to be on Broadway. That was always my dream.

I was so involved in the regular joy of school that I didn't do any plays. On a dare, I auditioned for 'South Pacific' my junior year. I showed up at the last minute to the audition and ended up getting cast as the lead. I haven't turned back since then.

I did theater when I was younger, and I'm not the best actor ever - I haven't done it in a long time - but hey, if an opportunity presented itself, I would take it!

I would definitely go back to 'Kinky Boots' because that family, I think, is so wonderful and incredible, and my role and my part were just so fun to play. But I would definitely love to do other shows as well.

I always wanted to work on Broadway. That's something I always wanted to do.

I've been really fortunate to do several shows on Broadway; the longest run I've done is nine months, and that was 'Porgy and Bess.' The shortest run I've done was about a month and a half: my first Broadway lead in 'The Scottsboro Boys.'

I see myself as an actor with a love of music.

When I moved to New York out of college, that was my goal. To be a stage actress. And to do dramatic works. Like 'Madea', and 'Night, Mother', and 'Sam Shepard', and all that kind of stuff. That's what I really wanted to do.

After 'Dexter' and 'La Lupe', I would love to return to theater. I'm just ready for more.

My aunt Marcia Cope-Hart was in 'Phantom Of the Opera' in San Francisco for quite a few years when I was growing up, so we would go into the city a lot to see her.

I always wanted to be a great actor.