133 Quotes by Ben Stiller

I would like to do more dramas when I find a good role that will allow me to politely upset people’s expectations of me as a comic actor.

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.

I don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines !

I don’t have a burning desire to be taken seriously as an actor. I don’t have a master plan in that way.

I love history. I’m very interested by it and I think it’s great to have a movie that brings it alive in a way. It’s sort of that romanticized version of it.

I’m just not a naturally cheery person. I’m naturally moody. I know that from people who spend a lot of time with me. People who spend a lot of time with me may not wish to spend a lot more time with me.

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.

I’ve been to Japan but I’ve never been to China, I’d love to go to China. I don’t know, I like to go to places that are remote. So, I think I’d like to do that more. And just sort of also explore not having a structured work life someday, to have more free time to sort of see what happens.

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 about how it’s going to go over.