“I joined an improv group in college, which was a lot of fun. After I g...” — Steve Carell Quote

“I joined an improv group in college, which was a lot of fun. After I graduated, I moved to Chicago to try to get into the Second City.”

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

“There's very little you could do to prepare to be a correspondent on 'The Daily Show,' because it's not being a journalist, it's not being an actor. It involves elements of both of those things, but they're not required necessarily as job experience. It's helpful if you know how to improvise, but again, not a requirement.”

“Chicago is one of my favorite cities because it has great sand, weather and an enthusiastic crowd.”

“I've been a runner a long time. When I first got into it, I started doing small triathlons in Chicago, and I just did it to get in shape. When I got out of college, I put on a few pounds like everybody does. I did it when I was in my early 20s, but I never really did any long runs.”

“I was a mime. I'm not kidding. I went to Northwestern University and they have a mime company, so we did a lot of training and then a lot of mime shows around Chicago.”