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.
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.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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I don’t devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit.
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A eugoogoolizer…one who speaks at funerals…Or did you think I was too stupid to know what a eugoogooly was?
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The cliches are that it’s the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.
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I’m always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.
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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.
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I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.
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Words can only hurt you if you try to read them. Don’t play their game!
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I’m Jewish, but my mom’s Catholic, so the guilt area is covered. I have the highest expectations, along with the lowest. I tried to put as much of myself as possible in Reality Bites, but in terms of my humor, I’m still trying to figure out what my sensibility is. It’s a process, really.
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Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.
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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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If you look at my eyes when I’m dancing, you’ll see that glazed look.
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I actually started working on Madagascar before my daughter was born.
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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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I recently watched that Lucie Arnaz-produced documentary [Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie, 1992] about her parents [Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz], and I saw so much of my own childhood there.
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