Steve Carell loves ‘screaming’ kids

Steve Carell hopes there will be “a million” screaming children at his next movie premiere.

The actor, who has lent his voice to upcoming animation movie Despicable Me 2, was asked how he copes with walking a red carpet lined with over-excited children.

As father to daughter Elisabeth Anne, 11, and son John, eight, Steve isn't daunted by the prospect.

“It will be the best; I hope there are a million kids. When we do the premiere in Los Angeles, my kids are going to go,” he said during an interview on Australian radio show Kyle & Jackie O.

Steve also spoke about the “strange” aspects of working on an animated movie.

The Seeking a Friend for the End of the World star usually doesn’t get to meet his co-stars until promotional duties for the film begin.

The 50-year-old is starring alongside Kristen Wiig and Russell Brand in Despicable Me 2, but reveals he mostly records his parts alone.

“Animation is really fun because you have such a freedom to fail - you can try anything and then you show up at the premiere and it’s all done! And it’s strange because you never get to see the other actors. You always show up and there they are, either at the premiere or promoting the movie. It’s exciting, the people I’ve got to work with - but never actually worked with,” he said.

Despicable Me 2 is slated for release worldwide from June.