I don’t play hockey at all. I’m not comfortable on skates.
BEN STILLERThe failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.
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Fashion is so over the top.
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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 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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As a kid I had dreams about being successful, thinking it would be cool. Then, when I was in my 20s, I really thought I had it much more figured out than I do now.
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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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The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.
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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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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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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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I actually started working on Madagascar before my daughter was born.
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Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
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If you look at my eyes when I’m dancing, you’ll see that glazed look.
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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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It’s great to work with the people who make you laugh and who are funnier than I am.
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