Will Ferrell

Arguably the funniest man in the world talks the ups and downs of acting, soccer, kids and being funny…

- STEVE NASH

How did you come to be a funny guy? You can’t take a stand-up comedy class and learn how to be funny. Being funny was a way to make friends in school. Or to avoid getting beat up. “I ain’t gonna punch you, come make me laugh at lunch!” And it was a way to meet girls, even though it still didn’t work for me. I think as a kid, you are drawn to watching funny things.

Did you always want to become an actor? It’s funny, I did actually. I was like 10 and I wrote an essay and we had to write a paragraph on who we wanted to be when we grew up. I literally had written an essay on how I wanted to be a professional soccer player and a comedian in the off-season — so one out of the two, not bad!

And you’re really into soccer. Yeah I was the weird kid at school who liked soccer. I started playing in the third grade and just loved it. I’ll still kick a ball around with my son. Or my wife.