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?”
BEN STILLERVery quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.
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The cliches are that it’s the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.
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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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Nobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!
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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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My own parents were touchy-feely.
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God was showing off when he made you.
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Very quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.
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Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.
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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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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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Fashion is so over the top.
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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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You have to stay in character in between takes.
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It’s great to work with the people who make you laugh and who are funnier than I am.
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Maybe forced retirement isn’t necessary after all.
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