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.
BEN STILLERNobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!
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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 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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Nobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!
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I don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines !
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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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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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If you look at my eyes when I’m dancing, you’ll see that glazed look.
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Very quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.
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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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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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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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It’s great to work with the people who make you laugh and who are funnier than I am.
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People like to define you through what they’ve seen you do. There are aspects of my personality, I guess, that come through on-screen, but I don’t sit around thinking, ‘I’ve been a bumbling suitor all my life.’
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And I was like, “Yeah, anything. Twenty-four hours times five is 120 hours. Oh, great, I’ll fill 120 hours of my life with something.” So I did that and it was fun, and then I did Flirting with Disaster.
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