Chapter 1: What special episode are Jenna and Angela revisiting?
Hey, everybody. Hi there. We hope everyone is doing fabulous this week. And you guys know for us, it's spring break. Our kiddos are out of school and we're taking the week off to, you know, unplug and spend time with our families.
So this week, we wanted to take a look back at one of our favorite episodes we have ever done on Office Ladies. It is our interview with the fabulous Steve Carell.
I am telling you guys, this was such an absolute delight. I love Steve. We love him. He's just the best. It was so fun to catch up with him. And he has a new show out on HBO. It's called Rooster. You guys, it's hilarious. Get this. It's HBO's most watched comedy debut in over a decade. Well, that's a pretty big deal.
And you can see more than just Steve Carell in this show. You can also see Nancy Carell. She has a cameo in it. So definitely check it out. We think you'll love it.
Yeah. Steve said in an interview, she steals the scene. And you guys, we hope you just have the best week ever. Please enjoy our interview with Steve Carell. And we'll be back next week with all new episodes of Office Ladies.
That's right. We've got some really fun episodes coming up. We've got an all about. We have a movie rewatch that is pretty special. And we have some new interviews. It's going to be a great time.
Plus, we have a special bonus Mother's Day episode. And you guys, we want to hear from you. We have set up a folder on the Office Ladies website called Tribute to Our Moms. Go over there. Write us about your moms. We can't wait to share about it. All right. See you soon.
I'm Jenna Fisher. And I'm Angela Kinsey. We were on The Office together. And we're best friends. And now we're doing the ultimate Office Lovers podcast just for you.
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Chapter 2: What insights does Steve Carell share about playing Michael Scott?
What is her name? Gemma?
Gemma Fisker.
I don't like it.
Don't think it's going to work.
I don't think Gemma Fisker is going to be on the show.
No, I remember auditioning with you, and I remember how grounded you were instantly in your character. And I thought, you know when you read with someone, you don't know who they are as a person. Yeah. And you immediately think, well, that's who she is, clearly, because you can't separate it at that point.
But then you find out, like, everyone has completely different personalities than the characters are portrayed. And it's kind of amazing. Like, once... I remember... Can I tell a story like right off the bat? Oh my gosh.
I remember when we were at our first studio, our first soundstage out in Culver City and we were shooting the pilot and I was at craft service and I had taken a can of Diet Coke or something out of the six pack. And, you know, there was that plastic, the carrying six pack thing. Right, right. And I started breaking it down.
I started cutting the edges before I threw it in the trash, you know, because of the dolphins. And I remember you walking up and commending me for doing that. And that stuck with me like, oh, yeah, I was just kind of doing it as a courtesy to the dolphins. Yes. And I remember you kind of giving me a pat on the back and saying, hey. Good for you.
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Chapter 3: How did Steve Carell prepare for his audition for The Office?
And then it just floored everyone. And so I always felt that way. And I feel like Greg set that tone for us that like everybody gets to play.
You're exactly right. Everyone got their shot. Not just that, but everyone else loved it. Everyone else was supportive of it. There was no resentment, no ego involved. And like, why not? That's the way to do it. And I think you can see it when you watch the show because there is a calm to it. Like, No one's everyone. It's all good. Yeah.
Everyone's everyone is everyone's loving each other, you know, in terms of us as actors and people beyond the characters.
I get so excited for conference room scenes because those were our rapid fire things. I mean, Michael is up there, but literally every single person in the room has either a bit or a look. And it's just so fun to watch.
Almost impossible to get through.
Oh, we and we didn't. Oh, my God. We laughed so much.
Well, people are very excited for you to talk about some of your favorite memories of shooting The Office. Specifically, they're curious if you have a favorite episode, which I think is like asking, do you have a favorite child?
It's very hard. Yeah, that is hard. You know, my last one, talk about heart. It was a really difficult episode to do, but I also loved it at the same time because it was sort of that end game for Michael. It was that the culmination, the sort of showing the growth of, that he didn't need the big send-off. He didn't need the big party.
He could say goodbye to all of his friends on his own terms without any of the fanfare. And so I really enjoyed having that character evolve to that point in that moment. And people always point to this one. But dinner party, dinner party is up there. And, you know, we'd come back after the writer's strike. So that was the first thing that we had shot.
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Chapter 4: What memorable moments does Steve recall from his time on The Office?
Jenna, do you remember we're in an award show and Laura Dern was like, stop, I have to talk to you. And we're like, what? She was like, I love your show. And I was like, this is Laura Dern. Oh, my gosh. But was there anyone like that for you, Steve, that sort of surprised you and caught you off guard that was a fan of the show?
Laura Dern. Same thing. I met her somewhere down the road. I was doing a promotional thing with her. And I wasn't even aware of your encounter with her. Because she was clearly a fan because she was very excited to talk about the show. And, you know, she said the same things to me. She loved it. She was a...
And that's it's nice when, you know, it's nice when anyone likes something that you're a part of. And especially nice when somebody that you respect like that and has sort of a critical eye for things likes your show. So, yeah, it was really nice. It was nice hearing any of it, you know. Yeah. Because you're right. Early on, it felt like we were in a vacuum.
And is any, let alone appreciating, is anyone watching it? Is anyone, you know, paying any sort of attention? And the only part of it that mattered to me was the continuation of the show. I wanted to have enough people watch it. So they kept letting us do it because I didn't really care about the acclaim. Right. Or like we knew that we liked it and we were having fun with it.
And I think we all felt like it was special in that moment. And that's what mattered to me. But yeah, yeah, it was Laura Dern.
I remember that time early on because we, a few of us had gotten on MySpace and we were able to interact with the like 17 people who were watching our show in the beginning. And they were such fans and they so got it and they so appreciated it. And that really like kind of
That just felt so good, you know, because when you make a television show, you don't hear the people laugh when they watch it. And you don't know how it's being received or a movie or whatever, I guess, unless you sneak in the theater. But you can't like go sneak in people's living rooms while they watch it. So I always loved when someone told us that they loved it, especially a fellow artist.
And they were excited, too, because the show was different with the documentary style and the looking at the camera. Would you look into the camera after you got jobs on The Office?
I have never had a job where I didn't look into the camera at some point.
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Chapter 5: How did the cast and crew create a supportive environment on set?
Next podcast, pizza with Steve.
That's, hey, you just gave me an idea. I'm getting the studio next to yours.
Next question. Favorite ice cream or frozen yogurt?
I like a good, kind of a basic, like a chocolate. I like a good sundae, like a hot fudge sundae. Okay. It's always pretty delicious.
So you like a topping more than maybe something in the actual ice cream? I'm not, yeah.
Brownies mixed in are always good. Okay. But kind of basic, kind of, I don't, I'm not like a gummy worms and pistachio ice cream kind of guy.
That sounds delicious.
Okay, let's see. Favorite place you've visited in the United States?
Pittsburgh was pretty cool.
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Chapter 6: What are Steve Carell's thoughts on his character's evolution?
This person wants to, you know, wanted to work together with him. So that's, I, yeah, he's, he's a, he's an amazing, he's a big deal. Amazingly talented guy. And so, yeah, just great to see him like you guys. It's like, wow. It's exactly like the last time we saw each other. There's like no time has passed.
We definitely felt that too. Like when he zoomed in, we were just cracking up. We had to like stop laughing so we could do like our interview with him because we just got so tickled. I love that. This is, you know, BJ was on and he said to us, he was like, you guys, office family forever. And that's absolutely how I feel. Like family. Thanks for coming, Steve. Yeah.
Whatever.
Oh, sorry. You got to get back to your leaf mulching. Jeez. Got a busy day there.
Oh, man. You don't know the half of it.
Well, truly. Thank you.
Yes. Thank you. So good to see you guys.
Thank you for listening to Office Ladies. Office Ladies is a presentation of Odyssey and is produced by Jenna Fisher and Angela Kinsey.
Our senior producer is Matt Beagle and our audio engineer is Sam Kiefer. Odyssey's executive producer is Leah Reese Dennis. Office Ladies was mixed and mastered by Bill Schultz.
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