Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward Meara "Ben" Stilleris an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and the late Anne Meara...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth30 November 1965
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Ben Stiller quotes about
thinking way alive
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.
insecure thinking places-to-go
I don't even want to think of myself as an actor because it's such an insecure place to go.
war thinking genre-is
When you're doing a comedy and you want to somehow satirise people who are taking themselves seriously, I think the most serious genre is the thing you're going to get the most out of. If you're trying to satirise a comedy, it's hard to do that - it doesn't really work as well. But I love the war movie genre and I'm a fan of all those movies that are part of what this movie is.
thinking people actors
I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.
thinking people personality
People like to define you through what they've seen you do ... There are aspects of my personality, I guess, that come through on-screen, but I don't sit around thinking, I've been a bumbling suitor all my life.
thinking translate knows
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.
thinking dying
I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time.
thinking actors good-actors
I know that I'm better as an actor when I'm working with a good actor. I think anytime you're working with a better actor, it makes you a better actor.
thinking guy bipolar
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.
kids thinking together
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.
thinking world kind
I think this whole celebrity world is weird anyway. Weird and funny and kind of pathetic and yet so right for parody.
character dark thinking
I don't think it's ever easy to be funny. I find it easy to amuse myself with a certain sort of cynical dark humor that tends toward the meaner side, like my character in Happy Gilmore. Those kinds of characters come easily to me.
laughing people make-you-laugh
It's great to work with the people who make you laugh and who are funnier than I am.
kids waiting looks
I'd love to travel more. I really look forward to traveling with my kids. I'm just waiting for them to want to travel with me.