"Probably 'Dr. Strangelove' or 'Being There,' Peter Sellers being the common thread there.

"I think 'Being There' was so muted and so... there was a tone that movie struck that I had never seen before in a movie. It was so gentle and kind yet thought provoking. I thought it was very smart and I thought his portrayal of that character was brilliant.

"'Dr. Strangelove,' again, very silly but at the same time incredibly dark subject matter. Again, thought provoking... the things they got away with in that movie were astounding. So indicative of that period in history, too. Something that gives you chills and makes you laugh at the same time is pretty amazing."

Steve Carell can be seen this week counseling Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones in "Hope Springs."