Is it true that if you don’t USE it you LOSE it? Steve Carell More Quotes by Steve Carell More Quotes From Steve Carell I don't like to get angry. It doesn't make me feel good. It is very human, but it's also a loss of control, and I like to have that kind of control. Steve Carell feel-good kind loss I am both a night owl and an early bird. So I am wise and I have worms. Steve Carell wise bird night Do I need to be liked? Absolutely not. I like to be liked. I enjoy being liked. I have to be liked. But it's not like a compulsive need to be liked. Like my need to be praised. Steve Carell running-for-office enjoy needs Once I moved to Chicago and started trying to get acting jobs, I just tended to book more things that were comedically based than anything else. I never had the preconceived notion, "I will be a comedic actor." I just thought, "I'll go into acting and see what kind of work I can get." Steve Carell acting jobs book I've waited my entire life to be busy. Whenever I hear actors complain about being busy, I think, 'shut up.' Because you do, you wait to be successful or to be able to work. Steve Carell successful waiting thinking Make friends first, make sales second, make love third. In no particular order. Steve Carell making-love order firsts Different things just strike people differently. And it's so subjective, too. Because what makes one person laugh won't make others laugh. I guess it's kind of checkerboarded. Steve Carell different laughing people My father is Italian, and I never met my paternal grandparents. The family name was Caroselli and it was changed in the mid 50s. I think they wanted to assimilate, which was pretty common, although I love the name Caroselli. Steve Carell italian father thinking The best food is in Chicago. There are great restaurants everywhere, from fancy places to burger joints. Steve Carell great-restaurants burgers chicago 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. Steve Carell female artist listening Oh, I so don't care about the podium at the Oscars. I've stood at the podium at the Oscars and that's close enough. To be a presenter is as close as I need to be. Steve Carell oscars care needs In the United States, there is a restaurant called The Outback Steakhouse, and I could survive in there for several weeks at least, sustaining myself on bloomin' onions and, I'm sure, their legitimate and very Australian cuisine. In the real Outback? I give myself about 14 minutes. Steve Carell onions real giving Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information. Steve Carell office writing world Do not to be as shy around girls, because they're probably just as shy and just as scared as you are. Steve Carell scared shy girl 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. Steve Carell fun order people For my wife and I, the challenge is to not make every day the best day possible because it's not realistic. Steve Carell realistic wife challenges I think when someone who's known for doing drama does a comedy but just tries to be funny, that's a mistake. Steve Carell mistake drama thinking My wife is way funnier than I am. As much as I don't really feel I share a sense of humour with my family, I definitely share one with her - we find the same things funny. Steve Carell my-family wife way My parents had a certain resolve to them that I don’t see as so prevalent today. Through good times and bad, they were committed to one another. Their relationship wasn’t something to be constantly examined or picked apart. Steve Carell good-times parent today There's such a freewheeling nature to 'Second City,' and the greatest thing about 'Second City' was having a sophisticated audience night after night who appreciated what it was. They knew it wasn't all going to be great when you improvised, so they were very forgiving that way. Steve Carell forgiving cities night