Ben Stiller Quotes

I love mockumentaries. When they're done right, they're really good.

I consider myself to be doing comedy in a post-Jon Stewart world to a certain extent.

It's rare in satirical comedy not just to be cynical.

'Spinal Tap' is interesting because it created a genre of film and ended it - all in one motion. If you do a mockumentary, you are always going to be compared with that film, and you are never going to be as funny.

I think it's hilarious when middle-aged white men try to take themselves seriously. It makes me laugh.

All humor is based on hostility - that's why World War Two was funny.

There is parody, when you make fun of people who are smarter than you; satire, when you make fun of people who are richer than you; and burlesque, when you make fun of both while taking your clothes off.

That's sort of what I wanted to make fun of a little bit with Don Jon. And I think oftentimes, if you're going to talk about a sort of substantial topic like this, the best way to do it is with a sense of humor.

The thing about Donald [Trump] is the jokes write themselves. I don't even think of it to be trolling. What he says is the joke.

The Death Star is just full of British actors opening doors and going,Oh... I... oh... What is it Lieutenant Sebastian? It's just the Rebels, sir... they're here. My God, man! Do they want tea? No, I think they're after something a bit more than that, sir. I don't know what it is, but they've brought a flag. Damn, that's dash cunning of them.

Humor is the truth; wit is an exaggeration of the truth.

My favorite genre is comedy.

It just happened that the public happened to, uh, appreciate the satirical quality of these crazy things.

Why should I be feeling tension? It's The Daily Show.

I love Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart because they're bringing irony back into American humor, which is a delicious treat. The entire Colbert persona of being extreme right-wing when he's not at all is highly amusing. He does it so well, but sometimes a little too well. My wife is convinced he's completely that way.

If Shakespeare was around today I would ask him out to dinner. The only thing I don't like about him is the way he did his hair.

A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.

On 'Robot Chicken' we parodied a lot of things but it was done out of love.

Satire also allows you to make fun of every different aspect. It allows you to make fun of both sides. It allows you to make fun of everything, really, so you can do it in a harmless way.

I am into comedy.

We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs I've ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the 'Girlfriend in a Coma' is, like, really funny.

I'd love to do a really broad comedy at some point.

Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothing's funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes them feel really uncomfortable.

One of the first comic things you do is imitate.

You have to be careful what you say in front of comedy writers because they will absolutely make fun of it in the next episode.