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.

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Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.

Zoolander was more of my own sensibility.

You're freaked out that you're going to be having a child, and once you're looking...

You're freaked out that you're going to be having a child, and once you're looking...

There's always an element of fear that you need to work a lot until people...

There's always an element of fear that you need to work a lot until people...

I don't have a burning desire to be taken seriously as an actor. I don't...

I don't have a burning desire to be taken seriously as an actor. I don't...

I don't think know if anything's going to translate anywhere. You're making a movie, you...

I don't think know if anything's going to translate anywhere. You're making a movie, you...

I don't devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit.

I don't devalue comedy as compared to drama. Not one bit.

I would like to do more dramas when I find a good role that will...

I would like to do more dramas when I find a good role that will...

There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how...

There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how...

My own parents were touchy-feely.

My own parents were touchy-feely.

I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the...

I don't think the public is dying to see me necessarily be funny all the...

My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic...

My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic...

The cliches are that it's the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.

The cliches are that it's the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find.

I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way I suddenly found that...

I grew up wanting to make movies, and along the way I suddenly found that...

Sometimes I wondered whether I hadn't let my career get confined to one direction, but...

Sometimes I wondered whether I hadn't let my career get confined to one direction, but...

I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative...

I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative...

Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him...

Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him...

Fashion is so over the top.

Fashion is so over the top.

I have a lot of nervous energy. Work is my best way of channelling that...

I have a lot of nervous energy. Work is my best way of channelling that...

Very quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.

Very quickly after meeting Dustin, the whole image I had of him was shattered.

Paul is Starsky, and I met him before shooting. He was very kind and encouraged...

Paul is Starsky, and I met him before shooting. He was very kind and encouraged...