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?
BEN STILLERMy own parents were touchy-feely.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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Very quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.
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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.
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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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There’s an old saying in Hollywood: It’s not the length of your film, it’s how you use it.
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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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I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.
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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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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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Words can only hurt you if you try to read them. Don’t play their game!
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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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I don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines !
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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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I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.
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There’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!
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I have not been an easygoing guy. I think it’s called bipolar manic depression. I’ve got a rich history of that in my family.
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