Ben Stiller Quotes

My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic mix of showbiz people. All those cool people were always hanging out at our apartment.
Ben Stiller

New Year's, Great, Cool

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.
Ben Stiller

Work, Best, Energy

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!
Ben Stiller

Work, Fear, Tired

I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.
Ben Stiller

I'm always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.
Ben Stiller

Willing, Characters, Endure

My own parents were touchy-feely.
Ben Stiller

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

Stop, Ideas, Directing

Fashion is so over the top.
Ben Stiller

I don't devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit.
Ben Stiller

Comedy, Bit, Drama

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

Desire, Plan, Actor

I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time.
Ben Stiller

Funny, Time, Public

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

Work, Enjoy, Creative

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

Movies, Career, Comedy

I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.
Ben Stiller

Actor, Curious, Dramatic

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.
Ben Stiller

Good, Find, Actor

I'm not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor.
Ben Stiller

Humor, Sense, Expert

I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work.
Ben Stiller

Work, Good, Acceptance

If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look.
Ben Stiller

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 Stiller

Famous, Bad, Parents

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.
Ben Stiller

Funny, Time, Good

Maybe forced retirement isn't necessary after all.
Ben Stiller

After, Maybe, Necessary

The cliches are that it's the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.
Ben Stiller

Find, Cliches, Plot

The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.
Ben Stiller

Failure, Writing, Career

There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how you use it.
Ben Stiller

Saying, Old, Film

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

Him, After, Whole

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: November 30, 1965

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