It’s great to work with the people who make you laugh and who are funnier than I am.
BEN STILLERI think this whole celebrity world is weird anyway. Weird and funny and kind of pathetic and yet so right for parody.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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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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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 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 recently watched that Lucie Arnaz-produced documentary [Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie, 1992] about her parents [Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz], and I saw so much of my own childhood there.
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Maybe forced retirement isn’t necessary after all.
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I’m always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.
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I’m very interested in the early American history, the time when the country came together.
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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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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.
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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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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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Nobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!
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I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It’s a valid test of your creative abilities.
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Whatever talent I had, I’m sure it helped that my parents were in the business and that I grew up around actors, comedians and directors.
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When you have kids you want to be able to go to movies and take the family too, and actually all enjoy it together. I don’t think there are that many great, live action family movies that everybody can enjoy.
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