I’ve had a very good career and I’m grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work.
BEN STILLERI’ve had a very good career and I’m grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work.
BEN STILLERI’m very interested in the early American history, the time when the country came together.
BEN STILLERI don’t think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time.
BEN STILLERIt 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.
BEN STILLERI’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.
BEN STILLERYou’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.
BEN STILLERThe 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 STILLERI enjoy the work I do in comedies. It’s a valid test of your creative abilities.
BEN STILLERThere’s an old saying in Hollywood: It’s not the length of your film, it’s how you use it.
BEN STILLERI 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 STILLERI’m not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor.
BEN STILLERI’d love to travel more. I really look forward to traveling with my kids. I’m just waiting for them to want to travel with me.
BEN STILLERI don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines !
BEN STILLERMoisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
BEN STILLERVery quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.
BEN STILLERPeople 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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