I don’t think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time.
BEN STILLERI don’t think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time.
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.
BEN STILLERI don’t even want to think of myself as an actor because it’s such an insecure place to go.
BEN STILLERThere’s a sense here in L.A. that everybody’s aware of everybody all the time. It’s funny but we choose it. People who are here want to be here, including me.
BEN STILLERMaybe forced retirement isn’t necessary after all.
BEN STILLERI think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.
BEN STILLERAs 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.
BEN STILLERNobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!
BEN STILLERI don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines !
BEN STILLERThere’s an old saying in Hollywood: It’s not the length of your film, it’s how you use it.
BEN STILLERI enjoy the work I do in comedies. It’s a valid test of your creative abilities.
BEN STILLERI was staying on [writer/director/actor] Eric Schaeffer’s couch in New York, and he said, “I’ve got this movie [If Lucy Fell]. Can you do five days on it?”
BEN STILLERVery quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.
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.
BEN STILLERI wanted to be funny for people who didn’t care about fashion at all, to just to kind of exist as a silly character.
BEN STILLERI don’t think know if anything’s going to translate anywhere. You’re making a movie, you hope it’s going to be funny, you can’t think about how it’s going to go over.
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