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.
BEN STILLERThe cliches are that it’s the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.
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I don’t think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time.
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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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All those rumors about her being underweight are trash. She’s [Calista Flockhart] gorgeous.
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Maybe forced retirement isn’t necessary after all.
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I had two projects that fell apart during preproduction. The first one was this movie that Judd Apatow and I had written about two guys following the Rolling Stones. It was going to be half concert film, half pseudo-documentary.
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I think you never want to have to go into the scene having to improvise; you want to make sure its working on the page. But I do like to have the ability to try stuff just in the moment, to give it some sort of spontaneity.
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God was showing off when he made you.
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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 people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.
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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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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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Sometimes I wondered whether I hadn’t let my career get confined to one direction, but lately I’ve decided to accept the fact that I have this opportunity to be successful doing comedies.
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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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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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