I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time. — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
Sometimes I wondered whether I hadn't let my career get confined to one direction, but lately I've decided to accept the fact… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
When you're doing a comedy and you want to somehow satirise people who are taking themselves seriously, I think the most serious… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, This is Spinal Tap [1984] was the ultimate comedy, and it was the kind of thing I… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way I suddenly found that I had a career doing comedy. — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
It's weird that people expect me to be funny. I find it a real burden when I'm expected to be humorous on… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
Well, this movie I've been working on for a while. I had the idea for the movie like twenty years ago when… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
First of all, the first cut of the movie was like three and a half hours and I walked away going, 'Wow,… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
I had two projects that fell apart during preproduction. The first one was this movie that Judd Apatow and I had written… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
I 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… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
I studied Tom Cruise running in all the Mission Impossibles. I think he's one of the best screen runners. — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
When I didn't have a family, I was much more of a workaholic. I still like to work, but I also want to be… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
I just watched Paul Michael Glaser. He was the reason I wanted to do the movie because as a kid I was such a… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
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… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
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… — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty. — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor. — Ben Stiller Copy Share Image
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