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.
BEN STILLERA eugoogoolizer…one who speaks at funerals…Or did you think I was too stupid to know what a eugoogooly was?
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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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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Oh, you can milk just about anything with nipples.
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I have a lot of nervous energy. Work is my best way of channelling that into something productive unless I want to wind up assaulting the postman or gardener.
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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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Maybe forced retirement isn’t necessary after all.
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It was Mick Jagger’s idea.The other one was Simple Plan, based on a novel by Scott Smith. It’s a great book – really stark, not a comedy – about a guy who finds $4 million in a plane crash and decides to keep it.
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I’m just not a naturally cheery person. I’m naturally moody. I know that from people who spend a lot of time with me. People who spend a lot of time with me may not wish to spend a lot more time with me.
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When I was growing up, This is Spinal Tap [1984] was the ultimate comedy, and it was the kind of thing I wanted to do. But you get to a point with parody where you can’t go much further because ultimately it’s feeding off of somebody else’s creativity.
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I don’t play hockey at all. I’m not comfortable on skates.
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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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The cliches are that it’s the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.
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I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.
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Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.
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Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
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It’s what I wanted to do with my life. Not necessarily just direct Jim Carrey movies, but to direct and act and write and create and along the way discover what it is that I’m about.
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