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Carrey and Carell Talk "Horton"

by Jane Boursaw on March 11th, 2008

ComingSoon.net has posted a fun interview with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey, talking about their upcoming movie, “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who,” which opens Friday in theaters.

In short, I can’t wait to see it, and I’m even dragging my 13-year-old son along, even though I can’t promise a car chase or gunfight.

Carrey voices Horton, the elephant who shares his creative ideas with neighboring kids of the jungle. He’s loved by all until he goes to great lengths to hide a spec of dust from others after he hears a faint cry for help from the world of Who-ville. Carell plays the mayor of Who-ville, desperate to save his people from the eminent destruction that will happen if Horton can’t protect them.

Read the full interview here, but check out this fun blurb:

More after the jump!

“I know I’m a spec, absolutely,” said Carrey. “That’s honestly how I feel. I’m an interesting spec, but I think that’s how I’ve always thought, in those terms. How can you look at the sky at night and not feel like you are a spec somewhere?”

Adds Carell, “If I think about it too much my mind will explode. It’s essentially the same thing. We are all so, so tiny in the big picture…That’s why we are paralyzed. That’s why now, after doing this movie, I can hardly move. Essentially I’m afraid I will be crushing tiny universes wherever I go. Even in your laughter, the saliva is coming out of your mouth…”

Photo: Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who, 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, 2008

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