Ben Stiller Quotes

• I’m not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor.

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• 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.

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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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• Maybe forced retirement isn’t necessary after all.

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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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• Very quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.

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• There’s always an element of fear that you need to work a lot until people get sick and tired of you or finally figure out that you’re a fraud after all!

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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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  Tags in Hollywood, Saying

• 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 directors.

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  Tags in Talent, Sure

• Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.

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  Tags in Sensibility, Own

• The cliches are that it’s the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.

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  Tags in Generic

• Sometimes I wondered whether I hadn’t let my career get confined to one direction, but lately I’ve decided to accept the fact that I have this opportunity to be successful doing comedies.

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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.

  Ben Stiller

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Freaked

Ben Stiller (33)

Birth:	30th November, 1965
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Comedian

About

After beginning his acting career with a play, Stiller wrote several mockumentaries, and was offered his own show entitled The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its entire run: 13 episodes. Having previously acted in television, he began acting in films. Throughout his career, he has received several awards and honors, including an Emmy Award, several MTV Movie Awards, and a Teen Choice Award.

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