Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller é um ator, comediante, diretor de cinema, produtor de cinema e roteirista estadunidense.
Filho de Jerry Stiller e Anne Meara, dois comediantes e atores veteranos, Ben Stiller atuou em mais de 50 filmes, entre eles os sucessos de bilheterias e críticas, Quem Vai Ficar com Mary?, Zoolander, Entrando Numa Fria, Entrando Numa Fria Maior Ainda, Trovão Tropical, Uma Noite no Museu ,Uma Noite no Museu 2 e Uma Noite no Museu 3 entre outros.
Seus filmes arrecadaram mais de 2,2 bilhões de dólares no mundo todo, com uma média de 75 milhões de dólares em cada. Além de atuar, ele também esteve engajado na produção e direção de mais de 15 filmes. Também consta na sua lista vários trabalhos na televisão e participações em videoclipes musicais. Ao longo de sua carreira, ele recebeu vários prêmios e honras, incluindo um Emmy, vários MTV Movie Awards e um Teen Choice Award. Stiller é membro de um grupo de comediantes chamado Frat Pack. Stiller também faz aniversário no mesmo dia que a estrela Elisha Cuthbert.
“As you get older, you realize you need balance. If it’s not fun, what’s the point?”
As quoted in "Born Funny" by Margot Dougherty in Reader's Digest (September 2007)
Contexto: 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?
“When I didn’t have a family, I was much more of a workaholic”
As quoted in "Born Funny" by Margot Dougherty in Reader's Digest (September 2007)
Contexto: 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?
“People like to define you through what they’ve seen you do”
As quoted in "Born Funny" by Margot Dougherty Reader's Digest (September 2007) http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/ben-stiller-born-funny/article44068.html <br class="br">Contexto: 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.
“I don’t sit around thinking, I’ve been a bumbling suitor all my life.”
As quoted in "Born Funny" by Margot Dougherty Reader's Digest (September 2007) http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/ben-stiller-born-funny/article44068.html <br class="br">Contexto: 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.
As quoted in The Best Book of Useless Information Ever (2007) by Noel Botham, p. 19
“All those rumors about her being underweight are trash. She's gorgeous.”
On Calista Flockhart; reported at Salon.com (1 November 2000) http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/11/01/npwed
“There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how you use it.”
Reported in Inside Oscar 2 (2002) by Damien Bona
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