There’s always an element of fear that you need to work a lot until people get sick and tired of you or finally figure out that you’re a fraud after all!
BEN STILLERI’m just not a naturally cheery person. I’m naturally moody. I know that from people who spend a lot of time with me. People who spend a lot of time with me may not wish to spend a lot more time with me.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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If you look at my eyes when I’m dancing, you’ll see that glazed look.
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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.
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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.
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Paul is Starsky, and I met him before shooting. He was very kind and encouraged us to go with what we wanted to do. It was very sweet to see them back with the car after 25 years.
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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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The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.
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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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Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
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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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Nobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!
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I don’t know what that weid fantasy is that makes people go, “Oh, you must have had a great childhood.”
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I think this whole celebrity world is weird anyway. Weird and funny and kind of pathetic and yet so right for parody.
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Oh, you can milk just about anything with nipples.
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All those rumors about her being underweight are trash. She’s [Calista Flockhart] gorgeous.
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I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.
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