Ben Stiller is one of the most popular and successful actors in Hollywood. He has starred in some of the biggest blockbuster movies of all time. He is also a director, producer, and screenwriter. In addition to his work in film, Stiller has also done a lot of work in television. He has won several awards for his work in both film and television.
Stiller was born in New York City, New York in 1965. His parents were both successful comedians. His father, Jerry Stiller, was a member of the comedy duo Stiller & Meara. His mother, Anne Meara, was also a successful comedian. Stiller has two siblings, a sister named Amy and a brother named Stuart.
Table of Contents:
1. Early Life
2. Acting Career
3. Directing Career
4. Producing Career
5. Screenwriting Career
6. Television Career
7. Awards and Nominations
8. Personal Life
9. Ben Stiller Quotes
- Early Life
Ben Stiller was born in New York City, New York in 1965. His parents were both successful comedians. His father, Jerry Stiller, was a member of the comedy duo Stiller & Meara. His mother, Anne Meara, was also a successful comedian. Stiller has two siblings, a sister named Amy and a brother named Stuart.
Stiller was raised in a Jewish household and attended Hebrew school. He went to the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. After high school, Stiller attended the University of California, Los Angeles. He originally wanted to be a filmmaker and studied film at UCLA.
- Acting Career
Stiller’s acting career began in the early 1990s. He had small roles in a few films and television shows. He also did a lot of work as a voice actor. In 1994, Stiller got his big break when he was cast in the movie Reality Bites. The movie was a critical and commercial success.
After Reality Bites, Stiller’s career took off. He starred in a number of hit movies including There’s Something About Mary, Meet the Parents, and Zoolander. He also directed and starred in the movies The Royal Tenenbaums and Tropic Thunder. In recent years, Stiller has starred in a number of comedies including Night at the Museum, Madagascar, and DodgeBall.
- Directing Career
In addition to his work as an actor, Stiller has also directed a number of films. He made his directorial debut with the film Reality Bites. He has also directed the films The Royal Tenenbaums, Tropic Thunder, and Zoolander.
- Producing Career
Stiller has also produced a number of films and television shows. He is the co-founder of the production company Red Hour Films. He has produced the films Reality Bites, The Cable Guy, Zoolander, and Tropic Thunder. He has also produced the television shows Arrested Development and The Ben Stiller Show.
- Screenwriting Career
In addition to his work as an actor and director, Stiller has also written a number of screenplays. He co-wrote the screenplay for the film Reality Bites. He also wrote screenplays for the films The Royal Tenenbaums and Tropic Thunder.
- Television Career
Stiller has also done a lot of work in television. He created and starred in the television show The Ben Stiller Show. The show won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. Stiller has also guest-starred on a number of television shows including Arrested Development and Saturday Night Live.
- Awards and Nominations
Throughout his career, Stiller has won several awards. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in Tropic Thunder. He has also won a Golden Globe Award, a MTV Movie Award, and an American Comedy Award.
- Personal Life
Stiller is married to actress Christine Taylor. The couple has two children together.
Ben Stiller Quotes
“I’m always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.” – Ben Stiller
“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.” – Ben Stiller
“I think people will be curious to see what I can do as a dramatic actor.” – Ben Stiller
“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.’” – Ben Stiller
“I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It’s a valid test of your creative abilities.” – Ben Stiller
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.” – 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
“ Goodbye mama, now you can have ice cream in heaven! I’ll see you again tonight when I go to bed in my head movies. But this head movie makes my eyes rain!” Tugg Speedman (Tropic Thunder)
“There’s an old saying in Hollywood: It’s not the length of your film, it’s how you use it.” – Ben Stiller
“I don’t play hockey at all. I’m not comfortable on skates.” – Ben Stiller
“The cliches are that it’s the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.” – Ben Stiller
“Words can only hurt you if you try to read them. Don’t play their game!” – Ben Stiller
“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.” – Ben Stiller
“I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good-looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.” – Ben Stiller
“I’m just not a naturally cheery person. I’m naturally moody. I know that from people who spend a lot of time with me. People who spend a lot of time with me may not wish to spend a lot more time with me.” – Ben Stiller
“My own parents were touchy-feely.” – Ben Stiller
“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
“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
“I don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines !” – Ben Stiller
“A eugoogoolizer…one who speaks at funerals… Or did you think I was too stupid to know what a eugoogooly was?” – Ben Stiller
“When we were visiting New York City, I took my kids to the same playground where I went growing up. It was fun to feel that connection of having gone there as a kid and being there as a parent.” – Ben Stiller
“I think you never want to have to go into the scene having to improvise; you want to make sure it’s working on the page. But I do like to have the ability to try stuff just in the moment, to give it some sort of spontaneity.” – Ben Stiller
“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.” – Ben Stiller
“Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.” – Ben Stiller
“It’s weird that people expect me to be funny. I find it a real burden when I’m expected to be humorous on talk shows.” – Ben Stiller
“I don’t think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the time.” – Ben Stiller
“You have to stay in character in between takes.” – Ben Stiller
“I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face.” – Ben Stiller
“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.” – Ben Stiller
“Have you ever wondered if there was more to life, other than being really, really, ridiculously good-looking?” – Ben Stiller
“All those rumors about her being underweight are trash. She’s [Calista Flockhart] gorgeous.” – Ben Stiller
“It’s great to work with the people who make you laugh and who are funnier than I am.” – Ben Stiller
“You could trouble me for a warm glass of shut the hell up!” – Ben Stiller
“Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.” – Ben Stiller
“Very quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.” – Ben Stiller
“When I was growing up, This is Spinal Tap [1984] was the ultimate comedy, and it was the kind of thing I wanted to do. But you get to a point with parody where you can’t go much further because ultimately it’s feeding off of somebody else’s creativity.” – Ben Stiller
“I love New York. I was sad, depressed, and incredibly moved by our fellow countrymen and what they’ve done. I wanted to give people a chance to see something funny, have a distraction.” – Ben Stiller
“Maybe forced retirement isn’t necessary after all.” – Ben Stiller
“I have a lot of nervous energy. Work is my best way of channeling that into something productive unless I want to wind up assaulting the postman or gardener.” – Ben Stiller
“Success doesn’t necessarily mean happiness.” – Ben Stiller
“You’re freaked out that you’re going to be having a child, and once you’re looking after your daughter, it’s the most beautiful thing in the world.” – Ben Stiller
“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.” – Ben Stiller
“God was showing off when he made you.” – Ben Stiller
“I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way, I suddenly found that I had a career doing comedy.” – Ben Stiller
“The failure of The Cable Guy impacted my career. I had to start writing and acting again.” – Ben Stiller
“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.” – Ben Stiller
“I’m very interested in the early American history, the time when the country came together.” – Ben Stiller
“I studied Tom Cruise running in all the Mission Impossibles. I think he’s one of the best screen runners.” – Ben Stiller
“Fashion is so over the top.” – Ben Stiller
“When I didn’t have a family, I was much more of a workaholic. I still like to work, but I also want to be home with them. As you get older, you realize you need balance. If it’s not fun, what’s the point?” – Ben Stiller
“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
“I recently watched that Lucie Arnaz-produced documentary [Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie, 1992] about her parents [Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz], and I saw so much of my own childhood there.” – Ben Stiller
“I wanted to be funny for people who didn’t care about fashion at all, to just to kind of exist as a silly character.” – Ben Stiller
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