[But audiences seemed to like Carell's character from the beginning.] I'm so happy we didn't have to sell out ... They didn't tell me anything I disagreed with.

Eventually, the nerds and the geeks will have their day.

I've had movies bomb with terrible reviews, I've had movies make a lot of money with terrible reviews, I've had movies get good reviews and make money. And I like it best when the movies do well and the reviewers like them.

College is the reward for surviving high school. Most people have great fun stories from college and nightmare stories from high school.

I don't know if you can be a born-again virgin.

Everyone wants Steve to do well because he really is the nicest guy you would ever come across. When we were working on the movie he said to me — and he wasn't kidding — 'I'm just trying to be nice to the casting director, so if this bombs she'll at least cast me in another movie.' This was the casting director he hired.