Author: Ben Stiller

Quotes

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

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

- 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 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

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

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

- Ben Stiller

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

- 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.

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

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

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

- Ben Stiller

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.

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.

- Ben Stiller

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