Judd Apatow shares how Steve Carell’s Anchorman role led to 40-Year-Old Virgin: ‘It was blowing everyone’s mind’

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1. > “Carell was so funny that it was blowing everyone’s mind,” Apatow said. “It was this thing where everyone was killing it, but people were especially shocked at how riotous Steve was being all day with these crazy improvs. And it was just something magical happening with Carell doing Brick.”

   > “In that moment, I thought, I understand exactly what this is,” Apatow said.

2. Apatow realized he could lean on and exploit Carrell, which is why it was Apatow’s best film.

3. He’s amazing and a really excellent dramatic actor as well

4. He’s a goalie, of course he’s funny

5. Steve Carell is so incredibly handsome. (And talented of course.)

6. The daily show in 1999-2001 was the best. Carrel, Colbert, Stewart. Then follow it up with Insomniac with Dave Attel, then Conan. Really difficult going to bed early back then.

7. He was fantastic as Michael Scarn

8. This movie is a rare moment in time where truly great comedic actors, legendary writers, happened to link up to create a random masterpiece that is in its own comedic gallery as big as Caddy Shack.

   If three of these roles would have been given any other comedic actors. We wouldn’t be having any of these conversations.

   “I believe diversity is an old old wooden ship.”

   -Ron Burgandy

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