Steve Carell Quotes

I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything.

I have the philosophy of yes. If anybody asks me to do a job, I say, 'Yes.' I've said yes to everything.

I kind of like the challenge of jumping into totally different spaces and styles and figuring out how to fit in.

My mother used to tell me, No matter what they ask you, always say yes. You can learn later.

If someone called me for a role, whatever it was, I'd do it.

I have never been choosy throughout my career.

I've played in a lot of different roles through the course of my career and I've been a starter for a lot of those years and the mentality can never change.

I still have the mentality of a street musician, because I was one for five years. Every opportunity that comes my way, I feel like, 'Absolutely, let's do this.' Sometimes, it's to my detriment. But I don't think you become successful by not saying yes to opportunities.

I've been blessed that my dad taught me at a young age about versatility and how to not be specialized in one area, so it's made my transition from each step in my career very comfortable because I had the fundamentals and the foundation to do anything the coach needed me to do.

From a personal standpoint, my ability to play all around the wicket is more mindset than anything else.

I'm an inveterate fox and not a hedgehog, so I always think you should try everything.

When I first started, I was kind of surprised that anyone would ever hire me at all. So I took everything that I was offered.

Imagine if I'd said, 'I have to be the best actress - I want that and nothing else.' I never would have directed. I never would have produced. I never would have done a beauty line. I would have just worried about getting a job or been frustrated that I wasn't getting the job that I wanted. I was ready to be a businesswoman.

You know, people sometimes say to me, 'Do you prefer to do this or that, act or do stand-up or write' but the thing that I enjoy most is the difference between all of them, because you're always learning. I don't go around thinking of myself as a great anything. I'm actually lucky to have the chance to fail at all of them.

I like working with different directors; it keeps you on your toes.

You know, I consistently change in my own life so the roles I'm suitable for also change, and that's a really nice thing about this profession.

You know, I've always been very open to any project.

When I first started, I just wanted to work. I wouldn't necessarily do anything, but I'd pretty much almost do anything at the very beginning.

I think my role, I want to have a presence both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. So I can't say on one particular thing, so I'll just name them all. I'll be the jack of all trades and hopefully decent at one of them.

I've proved to myself I can get along in different kinds of parts and different kinds of productions.

One of the things I'm most proud of about my career is the fact I've managed to keep options open.

People have these ideas of what you're supposed to do to have a career, like play against type, or don't revisit a character. I'm just not that precious.

Sometimes hard decisions have to be made, and sometimes wonderful decisions have to be made. You've got to be willing to make them all.

I'm glad I've never been so successful that I couldn't stop doing one thing. I've kind of been able to just kick it along and switch around.

If anybody asks me to do a job, I say, 'Yes.' I've said yes to everything.