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" 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

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" I was sort of traumatized by girls in the third grade. Because there was a girl in my third grade class I had a crush on. I bought her a box of Valentine's Day chocolate. And I put it in her cubby with a note that said something like, 'I am deeply in love with you, Your Secret Admirer.' And I didn't sign my name. "

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" I don't know how other people perceive the lives of actors, but my life is fairly ordinary. I go to work, I come home, I put my kids to bed. If I'm home in time for dinner, I have dinner, and then it's bedtime. "

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" I would like for my kids to at least have some familiarity with who I am: 'It's the man from TV!' "

Steve Carell

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" Nothing to me feels as good as laughing incredibly hard. "

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Steve Carell

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" 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. "

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" How did I end up in films with people like Keira Knightley... all these beautiful leading ladies and me - it's kind of shocking. "

Steve Carell

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" It's interesting when you're trying to create a character in animation. It's really a communal effort. "

" In my wildest dreams I never thought - well, I never thought I'd work. "

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