Ben Stiller Quotes
39 Ben Stiller quotes:
"It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn't be anonymous."
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"The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again."
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"We did the movie because we liked the script; everybody wanted to do the movie just to have fun, and that was the most rewarding part of the process."
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"When you come out with a film, hopefully it gets presented to the public in the right way so people aren't getting something they don't expect."
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"I don't devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit."
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"I don't have a burning desire to be taken seriously as an actor. I don't have a master plan in that way."
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"I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time."
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"I just watched Paul Michael Glaser. He was the reason I wanted to do the movie because as a kid I was such a big fan of his. I watched all the episodes and tried to get a feeling for what he was doing."
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"I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face."
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"I would like to do more dramas when I find a good role that will allow me to politely upset people's expectations of me as a comic actor."
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"I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work."
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"Owen is one of the funniest people around. He's a friend of mine, and we've worked together a number of times. There's no other person like Owen."
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"Fashion is so over the top."
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"Finding a woman to share your life is not an easy thing in the first place, and then to find yourself happy is even more pleasantly surprising."
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"I have a lot of nervous energy. Work is my best way of channelling that into something productive unless I want to wind up assaulting the postman or gardener."
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"Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him to be funny simply because he's so good at it."
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"My own parents were touchy-feely."
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"My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic mix of showbiz people. All those cool people were always hanging out at our apartment."
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"Zoolander was more of my own sensibility."
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"Having a child changes everything in a most positive way, and I am extremely lucky to have a great wife who is also an incredible mom."
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