In case you missed it, Steve also recently joined the list of cool men gracing the cover of Wired magazine (h/t to Sharon D.!). From Wired:
Steve Carell on How to Act Brilliant
By Nancy Miller 04.21.08 | 6:00 PM
Steve Carell is no dummy. In fact, the man who plays hapless half-wit Michael Scott on NBC’s The Office and equally hapless gumshoe Maxwell Smart in this summer’s big-screen redo of Get Smart is nothing short of a genius — a genius wrapped in a doofus, hidden by an idiot. Here’s his advice on how to attain Carell-level smarts.Engage in Reading-Type Behavior
If we were meant to read for enjoyment, would God have created television? Read as it was intended — for exercise. The more you read, the more you expand your — what’s the word I’m looking for? — your stockpile of words. You must have a stockpile of words that you can pass along to your children for their stockpile.Appear to Listen
I’ve learned to appear scintillatingly intellectual by asking people questions (“Do you like pizza?”). Then I just look at them, nodding and saying “Hmmm” and “Um hmmm” every few seconds. Try and keep one or two things in your head to regurgitate later. After all, what is knowledge, really, but high-resolution regurgitation?Just Say Yes
I’ve been injecting human growth hormone into my brain for several years now, with no ill effects. I feel smarter, and I often feel compelled to show people — really show them — just how smart I am. HGH has also colored the way I perceive the world, which is now a sort of bloodred.. . .
What’s most interesting to me is reading that Wired piece side by side with the one Stephen did in 2006, “Be an Expert on Anything.” I guess Wired knows that it’s best to turn to Daily Show alumni for the latest word on smarts and expert advice!
In other news, Steve is set to host this year’s finale of Saturday Night Live. From The Futon Critic (via the Comedy Central Insider):
SNL FINISHES SEASON WITH TWO SHOWS IN MAY
Released by NBC. . .
For SNL’s Season Finale, the show will “Get Smart” with “Office” star Steve Carell at the helm. Carell returns for his second hosting stint. Carell is known to many from his work on the award-winning “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and his current starring role in NBC’s Emmy winning “The Office,” for which Carell has won a Golden Globe. Carell will soon be seen in the big screen adaptation of the classic TV comedy “Get Smart.”
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And Steve Carell fans have yet another reason to rejoice. Yay!
P.S. One last thought on the Wired piece, I thought Steve Carell’s use of “Just Say Yes” was *really* interesting.
“One last thought on the Wired piece, I thought Steve Carell’s use of “Just Say Yes” was *really* interesting.”
That’s EXACTLY what I was thinking when I read that!!!!
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Great article, and yes, it’s very reminiscent of Stephen’s interview in Wired.
Since we’re on the subject of Steve Carell, I thought I’d post a link to one of the Get Smart trailers. This one is the funnier of the two I found…enjoy!
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