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 STILLERThe 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.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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It was Mick Jagger’s idea.The other one was Simple Plan, based on a novel by Scott Smith. It’s a great book – really stark, not a comedy – about a guy who finds $4 million in a plane crash and decides to keep it.
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I actually started working on Madagascar before my daughter was born.
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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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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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When I was growing up, This is Spinal Tap [1984] was the ultimate comedy, and it was the kind of thing I wanted to do. But you get to a point with parody where you can’t go much further because ultimately it’s feeding off of somebody else’s creativity.
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I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.
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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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All those rumors about her being underweight are trash. She’s [Calista Flockhart] gorgeous.
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Words can only hurt you if you try to read them. Don’t play their game!
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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 even want to think of myself as an actor because it’s such an insecure place to go.
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When we were visiting New York City, I took my kids to the same playground where I went growing up. It was fun to feel that connection of having gone there as a kid and being there as a parent.
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I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way I suddenly found that I had a career doing comedy.
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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.
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I studied Tom Cruise running in all the Mission Impossibles. I think he’s one of the best screen runners.
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