Steve 'Sapphire' Carell AIM interview
Moviefone digs up his Doobie DJ name
Nick Wright
Issue date: 10/16/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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In just a few years, Steve Carell has gone from supporting player to bona fide star, finding humor and pathos in characters such as a 40-year-old virgin and socially inept Michael Scott on NBC's 'The Office.' In the dramedy 'Dan in Real Life,' he gives a nuanced performance as a widower who falls for the girlfriend (Juliette Binoche) of his younger brother (Dane Cook). We caught up with Carell to chat about his talent for nude tightrope-walking and his secret DJ name.
SteveinRealLife: hello there
MoviefoneTricia: is this steve himself?
MoviefoneTricia: in the flesh?
SteveinRealLife: mostly the flesh
MoviefoneTricia: ah! my lord, my liege!
MoviefoneTricia: sorry, couldn't help myself
SteveinRealLife: you may rise
MoviefoneTricia: ha. how are you?
SteveinRealLife: um. i'm tired and cranky
MoviefoneTricia: oh dear. what interview question are you sickest of so far?
MoviefoneTricia: and i'll be sure not to ask it
SteveinRealLife: what was it like kissing juliette binoche?
MoviefoneTricia: really? people ask that?
SteveinRealLife: um. yes. stupid people.
MoviefoneTricia: ok, instead, i will ask, what was it like kissing dane cook?
MoviefoneTricia: because i assume you did
MoviefoneTricia: off screen
SteveinRealLife: he is luminous
SteveinRealLife: and has lips like angel sent pillows
MoviefoneTricia: wow. now i'm both sleepy AND turned on
SteveinRealLife: i can't respond to that
MoviefoneTricia: heh. withdrawn
MoviefoneTricia: congrats on the movie, btw... i LOVED it
SteveinRealLife: thank you
MoviefoneTricia: what was it like to work with director peter hedges?
SteveinRealLife: enormously talented, kind, generous, funny
SteveinRealLife: and loving
MoviefoneTricia: also with angel lips, i presume
SteveinRealLife: you presume correctly
MoviefoneTricia: so did playing a dad with two kids who are driving and dating freak you out about getting to that stage with your own kids?
SteveinRealLife: i looked into the crystal ball of my future
SteveinRealLife: and was filled with fear
MoviefoneTricia: maybe you should just lock them in the house and never let them drive or date
MoviefoneTricia: that would solve all your problems
SteveinRealLife: i have a few years to contemplate what i should do
SteveinRealLife: but for the time being
SteveinRealLife: i'm happy that they're so young, and so innocent
MoviefoneTricia: as far as you know!
MoviefoneTricia: :-)
SteveinRealLife: ah. indeed.
MoviefoneTricia: in the movie, you're in a family talent show. what talent would you have if you were in a talent show, say, tomorrow?
SteveinRealLife: let's see...
SteveinRealLife: i would tightrope walk
SteveinRealLife: in the...
SteveinRealLife: nude
MoviefoneTricia: niiiiice
MoviefoneTricia: that is talent, indeed
SteveinRealLife: it's more sensationalistic than talent
MoviefoneTricia: but it's sensationalism that wins those things
SteveinRealLife: that's true
SteveinRealLife: all i want to do is win the talent show
SteveinRealLife: so i will pull out all the stops
MoviefoneTricia: and is tightrope walking an innate gift?
MoviefoneTricia: or do you have to practice
MoviefoneTricia: in the nude
SteveinRealLife: i actually have no ability to tightrope walk
MoviefoneTricia: oh, boo
MoviefoneTricia: i totally believed you
SteveinRealLife: thus my nude body falling helplessly to the pavement
SteveinRealLife: would be the sensation everyone was waiting to see
MoviefoneTricia: oh, now THAT would win
MoviefoneTricia: hey, non-movie question for a second
MoviefoneTricia: i read you were a dj in college
MoviefoneTricia: what was your dj name?
SteveinRealLife: sapphire steve carell
MoviefoneTricia: and the sapphire comes from?
SteveinRealLife: i interned under a dj named diamond doug kelly
SteveinRealLife: it's true
MoviefoneTricia: oh nice. and did everyone else have jewel names too?
SteveinRealLife: no. just us two nerds
MoviefoneTricia: haha. so if you were a dj today, you'd keep the sapphire?
SteveinRealLife: i'm thinking about changing my professional name to steve sapphire and dropping the carell
MoviefoneTricia: i love it
MoviefoneTricia: or just sapphire
MoviefoneTricia: like Jewel
SteveinRealLife: i'm getting hurried over here...
MoviefoneTricia: oh, ok
MoviefoneTricia: last question
MoviefoneTricia: any cryptic hints about what will happen to michael scott this season?
SteveinRealLife: love found, love lost, heartbreak, revelation and a new automobile
MoviefoneTricia: sweet
MoviefoneTricia: i can't wait
MoviefoneTricia: well i know you have to run
MoviefoneTricia: best of luck on the movie
SteveinRealLife: thank you. nice chatting with
you
MoviefoneTricia: thanks! have a good day
Patricia, aka MoviefoneTricia, is thinking of changing her name to Patricia Peridot.
Interview courtesy of AOL Moviefone.
SteveinRealLife: hello there
MoviefoneTricia: is this steve himself?
MoviefoneTricia: in the flesh?
SteveinRealLife: mostly the flesh
MoviefoneTricia: ah! my lord, my liege!
MoviefoneTricia: sorry, couldn't help myself
SteveinRealLife: you may rise
MoviefoneTricia: ha. how are you?
SteveinRealLife: um. i'm tired and cranky
MoviefoneTricia: oh dear. what interview question are you sickest of so far?
MoviefoneTricia: and i'll be sure not to ask it
SteveinRealLife: what was it like kissing juliette binoche?
MoviefoneTricia: really? people ask that?
SteveinRealLife: um. yes. stupid people.
MoviefoneTricia: ok, instead, i will ask, what was it like kissing dane cook?
MoviefoneTricia: because i assume you did
MoviefoneTricia: off screen
SteveinRealLife: he is luminous
SteveinRealLife: and has lips like angel sent pillows
MoviefoneTricia: wow. now i'm both sleepy AND turned on
SteveinRealLife: i can't respond to that
MoviefoneTricia: heh. withdrawn
MoviefoneTricia: congrats on the movie, btw... i LOVED it
SteveinRealLife: thank you
MoviefoneTricia: what was it like to work with director peter hedges?
SteveinRealLife: enormously talented, kind, generous, funny
SteveinRealLife: and loving
MoviefoneTricia: also with angel lips, i presume
SteveinRealLife: you presume correctly
MoviefoneTricia: so did playing a dad with two kids who are driving and dating freak you out about getting to that stage with your own kids?
SteveinRealLife: i looked into the crystal ball of my future
SteveinRealLife: and was filled with fear
MoviefoneTricia: maybe you should just lock them in the house and never let them drive or date
MoviefoneTricia: that would solve all your problems
SteveinRealLife: i have a few years to contemplate what i should do
SteveinRealLife: but for the time being
SteveinRealLife: i'm happy that they're so young, and so innocent
MoviefoneTricia: as far as you know!
MoviefoneTricia: :-)
SteveinRealLife: ah. indeed.
MoviefoneTricia: in the movie, you're in a family talent show. what talent would you have if you were in a talent show, say, tomorrow?
SteveinRealLife: let's see...
SteveinRealLife: i would tightrope walk
SteveinRealLife: in the...
SteveinRealLife: nude
MoviefoneTricia: niiiiice
MoviefoneTricia: that is talent, indeed
SteveinRealLife: it's more sensationalistic than talent
MoviefoneTricia: but it's sensationalism that wins those things
SteveinRealLife: that's true
SteveinRealLife: all i want to do is win the talent show
SteveinRealLife: so i will pull out all the stops
MoviefoneTricia: and is tightrope walking an innate gift?
MoviefoneTricia: or do you have to practice
MoviefoneTricia: in the nude
SteveinRealLife: i actually have no ability to tightrope walk
MoviefoneTricia: oh, boo
MoviefoneTricia: i totally believed you
SteveinRealLife: thus my nude body falling helplessly to the pavement
SteveinRealLife: would be the sensation everyone was waiting to see
MoviefoneTricia: oh, now THAT would win
MoviefoneTricia: hey, non-movie question for a second
MoviefoneTricia: i read you were a dj in college
MoviefoneTricia: what was your dj name?
SteveinRealLife: sapphire steve carell
MoviefoneTricia: and the sapphire comes from?
SteveinRealLife: i interned under a dj named diamond doug kelly
SteveinRealLife: it's true
MoviefoneTricia: oh nice. and did everyone else have jewel names too?
SteveinRealLife: no. just us two nerds
MoviefoneTricia: haha. so if you were a dj today, you'd keep the sapphire?
SteveinRealLife: i'm thinking about changing my professional name to steve sapphire and dropping the carell
MoviefoneTricia: i love it
MoviefoneTricia: or just sapphire
MoviefoneTricia: like Jewel
SteveinRealLife: i'm getting hurried over here...
MoviefoneTricia: oh, ok
MoviefoneTricia: last question
MoviefoneTricia: any cryptic hints about what will happen to michael scott this season?
SteveinRealLife: love found, love lost, heartbreak, revelation and a new automobile
MoviefoneTricia: sweet
MoviefoneTricia: i can't wait
MoviefoneTricia: well i know you have to run
MoviefoneTricia: best of luck on the movie
SteveinRealLife: thank you. nice chatting with
you
MoviefoneTricia: thanks! have a good day
Patricia, aka MoviefoneTricia, is thinking of changing her name to Patricia Peridot.
Interview courtesy of AOL Moviefone.
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