Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller is in There's Something About Mary, Permanent Midnight and Your Friends and Neighbors.

Q: My girlfriend has a major crush on you. I think we should fight.

A: You'll probably beat me.

Q: You have such cool parents [Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara]. Were you embarrassed by them in junior high, as the rest of us were by ours?

A: I grew up in this building on the Upper West Side [of Manhattan] that was all very artsy, interesting people. Like Peter Max was in our building. I always thought Peter Max was the cool parent to have.

Q:...

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