Will Ferrell discusses his motivation for dressing up as Buddy the Elf in order to attend a hockey game.

For example, “Will this person stop talking? Jesus! I acted like the child in that movie, which actually drove him insane.

Caan had second thoughts regarding Ferrell’s portrayal after Elf’s shooting was finished before its 2003 release.

Ferrell said: “He’s like, ‘I gotta tell you, I thought everything you were doing while we were filming was way too over-the-top.”