{"id":2317515,"date":"2026-03-07T20:23:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2317515"},"modified":"2026-03-07T20:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:23:26","slug":"steve-carell-shares-his-hot-take-about-crazy-stupid-love-ahead-of-its-15th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/steve-carell-shares-his-hot-take-about-crazy-stupid-love-ahead-of-its-15th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Carell Shares His Hot Take About \u201cCrazy, Stupid, Love\u201d Ahead of Its 15th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the New York City premiere of <em>Rooster<\/em>, Steve Carell reflected on the 15th anniversary of <em>Crazy, Stupid, Love<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During an interview with <em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em>, he revealed that for the longest time, the script remained untitled<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 63-year-old actor also gave his own hot take on the title and how his perception of it has changed over the years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the New York City premiere of <em>Rooster<\/em>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/steve-carell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steve Carell;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Steve Carell<\/a> took a moment to reflect on a fan-favorite from his past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While speaking with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@entertainmenttonight\/video\/7613208548725640479\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Tonight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a>, the actor was baffled to learn that <em>Crazy, Stupid, Love<\/em> is approaching its 15th anniversary and shared the story behind how the film ultimately got its title \u2013 along with his own candid thoughts about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI never liked that title,\u201d Carell admitted. \u201cI do now, but when Dan Fogelman wrote it, he didn&#8217;t title it. He didn&#8217;t call it anything. It was \u2018Untitled Dan Fogelman Project.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Steve Carell and Julianne Moore in &#8216;Crazy, Stupid, Love.&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Warner Bros<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Carell explained that, at the time, &#8220;everybody had an idea as to what the title should be,&#8221; but no one could land on the right name. The script, written by Fogelman, had strong characters and sharp dialogue, but the title proved surprisingly difficult to narrow down. Eventually, the studio stepped in to make the final decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSo finally, Warner Brothers just said, \u2018We&#8217;re calling it <em>Crazy, Stupid, Love<\/em>,\u2019 I was like, &#8216;Eh, alright,&#8217;\u201d Carell said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the <em>Office <\/em>actor wasn&#8217;t immediately sold on the name, he knew the film would be great no matter what it was called.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But I&#8217;m convinced that if it&#8217;s good and people like it, people will like the title. Doesn&#8217;t even matter what you call it,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Released in July 2011, the film starred Carell as Cal Weaver, a middle-aged man newly navigating divorce and rediscovering confidence. He appeared alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/ryan-gosling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ryan Gosling;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ryan Gosling<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/julianne-moore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Julianne Moore;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Julianne Moore<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/emma-stone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Emma Stone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Emma Stone<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kevin-bacon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kevin Bacon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kevin Bacon<\/a>, among others. The ensemble cast and interwoven love stories helped turn the movie into a box office success and a lasting romantic comedy favorite.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Steve Carell and Julianne Moore in 'Crazy, Stupid, Love.'Credit: Ben Glass\/Shutterstock\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6FGKLi80eWDXWT4l0OHxsQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/6fc361cef9f1bbeaca3af803405b52cd\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Steve Carell and Julianne Moore in &#8216;Crazy, Stupid, Love.&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Ben Glass\/Shutterstock<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fifteen years later, Carell seems at peace with the once-debated title. As he suggested, audiences ultimately embraced the film for its story and performances \u2014 proving that sometimes a name really doesn\u2019t matter as much as the movie itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More recently, Carell is starring in the upcoming <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/steve-carell-new-hbo-comedy-rooster-first-look-photos-exclusive-11862139\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:HBO comedy series, Rooster,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">HBO comedy series, <em>Rooster<\/em>,<\/a> as Greg Russo, a bestselling author who heads to a college campus to support his daughter, Katie, and finds himself unexpectedly pulled into campus life and academia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The series, co-created by Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses, premieres on March 8, 2026, on HBO and streaming on HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/steve-carell-never-liked-the-title-of-crazy-stupid-love-11919873\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source malaysia.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW At the New York City premiere of Rooster, Steve Carell reflected on the 15th anniversary of Crazy, Stupid, Love During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, he revealed that for the longest time, the script remained untitled The 63-year-old actor also gave his own hot take on the title and how his perception [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2317516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[362524,392540,306275,345978,29309,25614,449038,319616,444949],"class_list":["post-2317515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-15th-anniversary","tag-crazy","tag-dan-fogelman","tag-entertainment-tonight","tag-love","tag-new-york-city","tag-rooster","tag-steve-carell","tag-stupid"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Steve-Carell-Shares-His-Hot-Take-About-Crazy-Stupid-Love.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2317517,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317515\/revisions\/2317517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}