My own parents were touchy-feely.
BEN STILLERMy own parents were touchy-feely.
BEN STILLERWhatever 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.
BEN STILLERPeople like to define you through what they’ve seen you do. There are aspects of my personality, I guess, that come through on-screen, but I don’t sit around thinking, ‘I’ve been a bumbling suitor all my life.’
BEN STILLERI don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines !
BEN STILLERI think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.
BEN STILLERI 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 STILLERI think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.
BEN STILLERI 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.
BEN STILLERI don’t know what that weid fantasy is that makes people go, “Oh, you must have had a great childhood.”
BEN STILLERI don’t devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit.
BEN STILLERWords can only hurt you if you try to read them. Don’t play their game!
BEN STILLERThere’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 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.
BEN STILLERMoisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
BEN STILLERThere’s a sense here in L.A. that everybody’s aware of everybody all the time. It’s funny but we choose it. People who are here want to be here, including me.
BEN STILLERPaul 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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