Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.
BEN STILLERWhen 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?
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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Words can only hurt you if you try to read them. Don’t play their game!
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I don’t even want to think of myself as an actor because it’s such an insecure place to go.
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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 think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.
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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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If you look at my eyes when I’m dancing, you’ll see that glazed look.
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I’m not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor.
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Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
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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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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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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 know that I’m better as an actor when I’m working with a good actor. I think anytime you’re working with a better actor, it makes you a better actor.
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My own parents were touchy-feely.
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I 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.
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Maybe forced retirement isn’t necessary after all.
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