There’s an old saying in Hollywood: It’s not the length of your film, it’s how you use it.
BEN STILLERWhatever 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’m very interested in the early American history, the time when the country came together.
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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.
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When I was growing up, This is Spinal Tap [1984] was the ultimate comedy, and it was the kind of thing I wanted to do. But you get to a point with parody where you can’t go much further because ultimately it’s feeding off of somebody else’s creativity.
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I love New York. I was sad, depressed and incredibly moved by our fellow countrymen and what they’ve done. I wanted to give people a chance to see something funny, have a distraction.
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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 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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I don’t devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit.
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It’s what I wanted to do with my life. Not necessarily just direct Jim Carrey movies, but to direct and act and write and create and along the way discover what it is that I’m about.
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My own parents were touchy-feely.
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I don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines !
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I 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.
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I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It’s a valid test of your creative abilities.
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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 don’t even want to think of myself as an actor because it’s such an insecure place to go.
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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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