Six-year-olds are very wrapped up in their own lives, and that's the way it should be. Steve Carell More Quotes by Steve Carell More Quotes From Steve Carell I was a bad dater, and up until 8th grade I went to an all boy's school. So, by the time I hit high school I was a bit freaked out by women in general. Steve Carell gradesboysschool Some people just derive great joy from making other people laugh. And I do, but I don't feel like I need to do it 24 hours a day. Steve Carell joylaughingpeople People just like to be on camera. There's a huge desire to be in front of the camera, and once there, people will say and do almost anything. It's sort of a drug, and I think people get addicted to it. Steve Carell drugpeoplethinking It's nice to find people who live on the fringe, finding one another and she's just unrelentingly funny. Steve Carell fringenicepeople Children are very smart, in their own stupid way. A child's brain is like a sponge, and you know how smart sponges are. Steve Carell smartstupidchildren [And on going from character to leading actor] I don't approach anything differently; I just approach it as a character. I'm always astounded at the fact that I've ever played a leading character in anything [Laughs]. And my wife concurs with that, frankly. She always thought I would be, at best, the wacky neighbor on a sitcom, so this is all just a surprise and a joy. Steve Carell wifecharacterlaughing Don't underestimate your kids. Don't be condescending, because they're children but they're not stupid. Steve Carell stupidkidschildren Your brain, like your tongue, is a muscle. Practicing thinking by yourself really helps develop your brain, which you need throughout your day. I like to practice my thinking in a darkened room, alone. Steve Carell practicebrainthinking There's plenty of room for all sorts of movies and all sorts of comedies, so I never saw that as a competitive thing. I think there's room in the marketplace for everything. Steve Carell sawsroomsthinking Relationships shouldn't be disposable. If there's something worth saving - not always the case, some relationships are irreconcilable - but if there is something that you determine is worth saving, then try to do that. Steve Carell savingcasestrying Reading a book, watching a movie, going to a play, it's transporting, and very, very exciting. And to be a part of that, creating things with your imagination, whoa. Steve Carell creating-thingsreadingbook In an enclosed space, a camel's breath can change the atmosphere of the room. Not only just the smell, they literally seem to change the atmospheric pressure. It's so disgusting. It's like they have eight stomachs each more rancid then the next and it just comes out of their mouth. Steve Carell smelleightspace I'll do whatever I can do to remain employed. I'm just not precious about doing comedy or doing drama. I never want to do something in order to prove to other people what I can do. Steve Carell dramaorderpeople Being an action star is all I had ever hoped to be. I ultimately knew I would be an action star. Steve Carell starswould-beaction There was a level of fraud on a national scale that people were not privy to that could happen again tomorrow, i think it's a cautionary tale and I hope it starts conversations about how to change things and to avoid it happening again because it could be far worse next time. Steve Carell entertainment
