I don’t know what that weid fantasy is that makes people go, “Oh, you must have had a great childhood.”
BEN STILLERI have not been an easygoing guy. I think it’s called bipolar manic depression. I’ve got a rich history of that in my family.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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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 actually started working on Madagascar before my daughter was born.
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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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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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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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Oh, you can milk just about anything with nipples.
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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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I would like to do more dramas when I find a good role that will allow me to politely upset people’s expectations of me as a comic actor.
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If you look at my eyes when I’m dancing, you’ll see that glazed look.
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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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My own parents were touchy-feely.
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I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.
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I don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines !
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I don’t play hockey at all. I’m not comfortable on skates.
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Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
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