Judd Apatow

It was obvious while shooting 'Anchorman' that Steve was stealing many a scene. So being a wily producer, I asked read more

It was obvious while shooting 'Anchorman' that Steve was stealing many a scene. So being a wily producer, I asked him if he had any ideas for movies that he could star in.

We wanted to show how over his head he is, ... We were always terrified of that scene. The audience read more

We wanted to show how over his head he is, ... We were always terrified of that scene. The audience is so uncomfortable.

I like letting people in on the process. When we did a speed-dating scene, we hired all these hilarious women read more

I like letting people in on the process. When we did a speed-dating scene, we hired all these hilarious women ... and let them go off on Steve. ... If something's funny, I hate for it to just sit in a basement.

Everyone wants Steve to do well because he really is the nicest guy you would ever come across. When we read more

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.

I've ... always thought he could be a big comedy star. The nice thing about 'Virgin' is that it shows read more

I've ... always thought he could be a big comedy star. The nice thing about 'Virgin' is that it shows the studios that if the premise is a strong one, you can take a chance on a new actor in the lead.