It's not a master plan to do every remake and every recreation of icons. It's just what I've been hired to do.
Steve CarellReading 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 CarellI don't do anything to try to change people's perceptions of me. I tend to think that's sort of an ego driven thing.
Steve CarellWhen someone is good, but it doesn't seem like their world will collapse if they don't get the part, it's more appealing. It's like dating someone: You don't want someone who's too into you.
Steve CarellDo I want to be feared or loved? That's a good question. I want both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.
Steve CarellIf we were meant to read for enjoyment, would God have created television? Read as it was intended - for exercise. The more you read, the more you expand your - what's the word I'm looking for? - your stockpile of words. You must have a stockpile of words that you can pass along to your children for their stockpile.
Steve Carell