Ben Stiller

And a lot of that also is, I think, a result of the fact that there were a lot of successful Jewish people who started the Hollywood movie industry. And so it's sort of like folded in on itself. But the reality of that world now is so completely different. It's just, you know, the Jewish population is so small.

And a lot of that also is, I think, a result of the fact that there were a lot of successful Jewish people who started the Hollywood movie industry. And so it's sort of like folded in on itself. But the reality of that world now is so completely different. It's just, you know, the Jewish population is so small.

You know, it took me a long time to even realize that in my sheltered world, you know, what is it, 20 million people?

You know, it took me a long time to even realize that in my sheltered world, you know, what is it, 20 million people?

jews in the whole world or something like that um so the the proportion of success i mean it's it's a very tough thing to navigate and i feel like right now in the world there's just so much hate and antipathy that's out there and it's not limited to anti-semitism but that that's a you know that's something jewish people are feeling but people are feeling it all over too

jews in the whole world or something like that um so the the proportion of success i mean it's it's a very tough thing to navigate and i feel like right now in the world there's just so much hate and antipathy that's out there and it's not limited to anti-semitism but that that's a you know that's something jewish people are feeling but people are feeling it all over too

Yeah, I think around that time I moved back to New York. I'd been living in L.A. for 20 years and we decided to move back here where I grew up and I wanted to try to spend more time there.

Yeah, I think around that time I moved back to New York. I'd been living in L.A. for 20 years and we decided to move back here where I grew up and I wanted to try to spend more time there.

at home but also it was yeah it was like a point where for me really where it like kind of changed in terms of my outlook was after zoolander 2 oh it was the feeling of like oh okay this is what everybody wants this all right i'm gonna do it and i had fun doing it and then nobody wanted it and i was like well but you said you wanted it and really was it that bad

at home but also it was yeah it was like a point where for me really where it like kind of changed in terms of my outlook was after zoolander 2 oh it was the feeling of like oh okay this is what everybody wants this all right i'm gonna do it and i had fun doing it and then nobody wanted it and i was like well but you said you wanted it and really was it that bad

That was where I really was like, oh, I have to make a choice here where I'm not going to do that if I want to do these other things and wait for the right opportunity to come up and not go off and, oh, if somebody's offering me Zoolander 3, then I'm going to go do that. But Zoolander 2 gave me the gift of nobody offering me Zoolander 3. Because nobody wanted it at that time.

That was where I really was like, oh, I have to make a choice here where I'm not going to do that if I want to do these other things and wait for the right opportunity to come up and not go off and, oh, if somebody's offering me Zoolander 3, then I'm going to go do that. But Zoolander 2 gave me the gift of nobody offering me Zoolander 3. Because nobody wanted it at that time.

So it was like, okay, here's some space. I have to live with that feeling, the feeling of not winning. And also, you know, my marriage wasn't in a great place. And there's a lot going on that really, for me, kind of, I think I got a little bit clearer on what I wanted and what my priorities were. But I think 2010 was sort of like the beginning of that moving out of L.A.,

So it was like, okay, here's some space. I have to live with that feeling, the feeling of not winning. And also, you know, my marriage wasn't in a great place. And there's a lot going on that really, for me, kind of, I think I got a little bit clearer on what I wanted and what my priorities were. But I think 2010 was sort of like the beginning of that moving out of L.A.,

Um, well, when we separated, it was just, you know, having space to see what our relationship was, what my life felt like when we weren't in that relationship, how much I cared about my family, how much I loved our family unit. Um, I think we both, as she said, we both kind of took care of ourselves separately. And, um,

Um, well, when we separated, it was just, you know, having space to see what our relationship was, what my life felt like when we weren't in that relationship, how much I cared about my family, how much I loved our family unit. Um, I think we both, as she said, we both kind of took care of ourselves separately. And, um,

And eventually, it was almost like three or four years, really, that we weren't together. But we always were connected. And in my mind, I never didn't want us to be together. And I don't know where Christine was. You'd have to ask her. But COVID put us all together in the same house.

And eventually, it was almost like three or four years, really, that we weren't together. But we always were connected. And in my mind, I never didn't want us to be together. And I don't know where Christine was. You'd have to ask her. But COVID put us all together in the same house.

And it was almost like a year of living in the same house before we were actually together. Yeah. But I'm so grateful for it. And not that many people do come back together when they separate. I mean, a lot of people do, I'm sure.

And it was almost like a year of living in the same house before we were actually together. Yeah. But I'm so grateful for it. And not that many people do come back together when they separate. I mean, a lot of people do, I'm sure.