I actually started working on Madagascar before my daughter was born.
BEN STILLERYou’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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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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When we were visiting New York City, I took my kids to the same playground where I went growing up. It was fun to feel that connection of having gone there as a kid and being there as a parent.
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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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Paul 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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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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Words can only hurt you if you try to read them. Don’t play their game!
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Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
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I don’t devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit.
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You have to stay in character in between takes.
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I’m very interested in the early American history, the time when the country came together.
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I’m not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor.
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I’m Jewish, but my mom’s Catholic, so the guilt area is covered. I have the highest expectations, along with the lowest. I tried to put as much of myself as possible in Reality Bites, but in terms of my humor, I’m still trying to figure out what my sensibility is. It’s a process, really.
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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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I’ve had a very good career and I’m grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work.
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I would like to do more dramas when I find a good role that will allow me to politely upset people’s expectations of me as a comic actor.
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