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Ben Stiller

You’re freaked out that you’re going to be having a child, and once you’re looking after your daughter, it’s the most beautiful thing in the world.
BEN STILLER

Beautiful Daughter Mother
I don’t think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time.
BEN STILLER

Dying Necessarily Public Thinking
The big-name stars . . . are always going to be playing what they’ve played before if they want to remain so-called A-list stars. That’s why someone like Johnny Depp is doing more interesting roles not caring about the size of the movie.
BEN STILLER

Caring Names Stars
I don’t think it’s ever easy to be funny. I find it easy to amuse myself with a certain sort of cynical dark humor that tends toward the meaner side, like my character in Happy Gilmore. Those kinds of characters come easily to me.
BEN STILLER

Character Dark Thinking
I don’t play hockey at all. I’m not comfortable on skates.
BEN STILLER

Hockey Play Skates
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.
BEN STILLER

Drama Expectation People
I know that I’m better as an actor when I’m working with a good actor. I think anytime you’re working with a better actor, it makes you a better actor.
BEN STILLER

Actor Knows Thinking
As a kid I had dreams about being successful, thinking it would be cool. Then, when I was in my 20s, I really thought I had it much more figured out than I do now.
BEN STILLER

Dream Kids Successful
It’s what I wanted to do with my life. Not necessarily just direct Jim Carrey movies, but to direct and act and write and create and along the way discover what it is that I’m about.
BEN STILLER

Wanted Way Writing
I love New York. I was sad, depressed and incredibly moved by our fellow countrymen and what they’ve done. I wanted to give people a chance to see something funny, have a distraction.
BEN STILLER

Countrymen Depressed Fellow People
I think this whole celebrity world is weird anyway. Weird and funny and kind of pathetic and yet so right for parody.
BEN STILLER

Kind Thinking World
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.
BEN STILLER

Audition Blessing Parent
I’d love to travel more. I really look forward to traveling with my kids. I’m just waiting for them to want to travel with me.
BEN STILLER

Kids Looks Waiting
I studied Tom Cruise running in all the Mission Impossibles. I think he’s one of the best screen runners.
BEN STILLER

Cruise Running Thinking
I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.
BEN STILLER

Being Good Life Looking More Real
The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.
BEN STILLER

Careers Guy Writing

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