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!
BEN STILLERPaul 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.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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I don’t have a burning desire to be taken seriously as an actor. I don’t have a master plan in that way.
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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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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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Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.
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I don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines !
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I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.
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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’m very interested in the early American history, the time when the country came together.
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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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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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I don’t play hockey at all. I’m not comfortable on skates.
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All those rumors about her being underweight are trash. She’s [Calista Flockhart] gorgeous.
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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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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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Words can only hurt you if you try to read them. Don’t play their game!
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