Steve Carell

The scene inThe 40 Year Old Virgin (2005),where Andy has his chest hair removed, required five cameras set up for the shot. It was Carell's real chest hair which was ripped out in the scene. Carell told directorJudd Apatowjust before shooting the scene: "It has to be real. It won't be as funny if it's mocked up or if it's special effect. You have to see that this is really happening." The scene had to be done in one shot.
When he attended the premiere forBruce Almighty (2003),he came to the screening with the impression that his scenes were left on the cutting-room floor. However, his scenes were in the film, and he was pleasantly surprised.
Originally wanted to be a lawyer, but he reached a question on an application form that said, "Why do you want to be a lawyer?". He could not think of anything.
Worked the overnight shift in a Store 24 in Maynard, Massachusetts, and takes many of his characters from this experience.
Owns and operates the Marshfield Hills General Store in Marshfield, Massachusetts, where he has a summer home.

I have no idea where my pathetic nature comes from. If I thought about it too long, it would depress me.
I think a character in a comedy should not know they're in a comedy.
I don't think of myself as funny - I don't fill up a room with my humor... I would fail miserably as a stand-up comedian.
You can't seem to have any sort of inhibition. Or shame. Or absolute horror at your own physical presence. I know I'm not a woman's fantasy man; I don't have to uphold this image of male beauty, so that's kind of a relief in a way.
When they approached me about who I would want writingGet Smart (2008),I suggested B.J. The episodes that he's written walk the line between intensely funny and slightly offensive. But they always fall on the side of being funny. I also suggested him because I think he's going to be someone I'll be working for someday, and I want to get on his good side now - on hisThe Office (2005)co-star and co-writer B.J. Novak.