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.
BEN STILLERSometimes I wondered whether I hadn’t let my career get confined to one direction, but lately I’ve decided to accept the fact that I have this opportunity to be successful doing comedies.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.
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I think you never want to have to go into the scene having to improvise; you want to make sure its working on the page. But I do like to have the ability to try stuff just in the moment, to give it some sort of spontaneity.
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I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.
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Whatever talent I had, I’m sure it helped that my parents were in the business and that I grew up around actors, comedians and directors.
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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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Nobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!
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Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
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I wanted to be funny for people who didn’t care about fashion at all, to just to kind of exist as a silly character.
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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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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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I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.
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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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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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I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.
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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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