133 Quotes by Ben Stiller

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    I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way I suddenly found that I had a career doing comedy.

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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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    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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    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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    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.

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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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    I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative abilities.

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    Even when I'm not directing, that doesn't stop Owen from having ideas for what I should be doing.

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    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.

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