It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn’t be anonymous.
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.
More Ben Stiller Quotes
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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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There’s an old saying in Hollywood: It’s not the length of your film, it’s how you use it.
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Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.
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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 you have kids you want to be able to go to movies and take the family too, and actually all enjoy it together. I don’t think there are that many great, live action family movies that everybody can enjoy.
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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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There’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.
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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’m always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.
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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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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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Nobody makes me bleed my own blood – nobody!
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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 think the most serious genre is the thing you’re going to get the most out of. If you’re trying to satirise a comedy, it’s hard to do that – it doesn’t really work as well. But I love the war movie genre and I’m a fan of all those movies that are part of what this movie is.
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