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
successful opportunity one-direction
Sometimes I wondered whether I hadn't let my career get confined to one direction, but lately I've decided to accept the fact that I have this opportunity to be successful doing comedies.
character endure humiliation
I'm always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.
parent touchy my-own
My own parents were touchy-feely.
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.
drama expectations people
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.
eye dancing looks
If you look at my eyes when I'm dancing, you'll see that glazed look.
college acting becoming
I was a bad student. I liked archaeology actually, I was interested in maybe becoming an archaeologist but I was such a bad student and had such bad grades that I wasn't going to get into any really good college so I fell back on acting.
hurt games play
Words can only hurt you if you try to read them. Don't play their game!
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.
humor experts sense-of-humor
I'm not an expert on the Malaysian sense of humor.
mean
Success doesn't necessarily mean happiness.
stars caring names
The big-name stars . . . are always going to be playing what they've played before if they want to remain so-called A-list stars. That's why someone like Johnny Depp is doing more interesting roles not caring about the size of the movie.
dream kids successful
As a kid I had dreams about being successful, thinking it would be cool. Then, when I was in my 20s, I really thought I had it much more figured out than I do now.