I don’t know what that weid fantasy is that makes people go, “Oh, you must have had a great childhood.”
BEN STILLERI’m not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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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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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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When I didn’t have a family, I was much more of a workaholic. I still like to work, but I also want to be home with them. As you get older, you realize you need balance. If it’s not fun, what’s the point?
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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.
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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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All those rumors about her being underweight are trash. She’s [Calista Flockhart] gorgeous.
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A eugoogoolizer…one who speaks at funerals…Or did you think I was too stupid to know what a eugoogooly was?
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It’s weird that people expect me to be funny. I find it a real burden when I’m expected to be humorous on talk shows.
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God was showing off when he made you.
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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 was staying on [writer/director/actor] Eric Schaeffer’s couch in New York, and he said, “I’ve got this movie [If Lucy Fell]. Can you do five days on it?”
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I’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.
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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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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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Nobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!
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