Steve Carell Quotes

Some people work very closely with a director or a producer on something, and from the get go, they're collaborating. But typically, it's just go in for an audition, do the best you can, and if the phone rings a couple of days after the audition and you get the part, that's great.

I'd rather do movies 'cause I am better at movies, but I do shows 'cause the opportunities have come forward.

I'd like to be in a play with Mark Rylance.

And I had known Peter O'Toole before in London. And I'd liked him very much. And the thought of being in a picture with him was very challenging to me. And he was playing the starring role.

I would love to do some straight drama. A lot of times it's not up to the actor, it's up to the producer. It's up to the powers that be.

I'm an actor who appreciates direction.

I auditioned for Roosevelt in 'The Winds of War,' but Ralph Bellamy got the role.

I've done a couple of castings... I've done an audition for 'The Hobbit.'

I have to say that as an actor, I really look for the role. I'm not really looking to see if it's for television or film, because there are highly talented people in both mediums.

Everybody reads for me. I was never weird about that. I never minded coming in and reading. They should know if I'm the right person, and I should know if I want to do a movie.

I never played the right roles, or very rarely got the right roles offered, except on stage.

In this country, you have movie actors and theatre actors and television actors.

I don't think I auditioned for 'Ghostbusters II'.

I only act in films where I've got an A-lister as my mentor.

If someone asked me to be in a movie, I'd be more than happy.

I'd love to work with Sean Penn or Kevin Spacey.

I was so happy when they cast me in Chocolat, because it's one of my vices.

I'm an actor. It's my job.

I do always feel very proud and flattered by being asked to be a part of American productions playing American characters.

I'd like to act in a film without special effects.

I think I was first choice for the part. I don't know - that's what they always tell you anyway. I didn't have to do any audition for the part. Sam saw me in Dinner and the whole thing slipped into place.

I love actors.

We had this neighbor who was an actor, and he was going to an audition one day, driving by our house, and he asked if I wanted to tag along. He was reading for the part of the father, and they were reading for the part of the son the same day, and he told me to sneak in there and make it look like I knew what I was doing.

I would love to act. I would love to do movies. If it was the right part, it would be really cool... I love funny movies.

Sometimes it's the script or an opportunity to work with an incredible director.