Steve Carell talks about personal milestones and a role that means the most to him.
Carell, famous for his role as Michael Scott in The officerecently reflected on his family life in a new interview with L’Officiel.
“Raising children is my favorite part of my life,” Carell, 63, began, referring to his daughter Annie, 24, and son John, 21, whom he shares with his wife, Nancy Carell. “There’s not even a close second. It’s the most satisfying thing I’ve done.”
The actor said his experience as a father even influenced his performance in his new HBO series Rooster. During a scene with his character’s daughter, he accidentally used his real daughter’s name.
“I even got her a job as a production assistant on the show,” he recalls. “And when we were filming a scene, I accidentally said, ‘I would do anything for Annie,’ instead of saying the name of my character’s daughter.”
Carell said the mistake made sense at the time because he had been thinking about his daughter as he delivered the line.
Despite his decades-long career, the actor said he has always tried to prevent fame from affecting his family life.
“It’s always just been a job,” he explained. “I tried not to let it define me too much. But most of all, I didn’t want it to be weird for my kids.”
Carell and Nancy, who met in the early 1990s while performing with the comedy group Second City in Chicago, married in August 1995 and recently celebrated their 30 years together.
