I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.
BEN STILLERI 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.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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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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Fashion is so over the top.
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You have to stay in character in between takes.
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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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My own parents were touchy-feely.
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Maybe forced retirement isn’t necessary after all.
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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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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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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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The 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.
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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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I have a lot of nervous energy. Work is my best way of channelling that into something productive unless I want to wind up assaulting the postman or gardener.
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Very quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.
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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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The cliches are that it’s the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.
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