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.
BEN STILLERI studied Tom Cruise running in all the Mission Impossibles. I think he’s one of the best screen runners.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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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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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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I wanted to be funny for people who didn’t care about fashion at all, to just to kind of exist as a silly character.
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If you look at my eyes when I’m dancing, you’ll see that glazed look.
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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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Nobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!
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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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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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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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I think the most serious genre is the thing you’re going to get the most out of. If you’re trying to satirise a comedy, it’s hard to do that – it doesn’t really work as well. But I love the war movie genre and I’m a fan of all those movies that are part of what this movie is.
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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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You’re freaked out that you’re going to be having a child, and once you’re looking after your daughter, it’s the most beautiful thing in the world.
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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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