Ben Stiller
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And he was obsessed with Tom's speech from A Few Good Men, you know, or the Jack Nicholson speech from A Few Good Men that he gives to Tom Cruise where he says, you know, you can't handle the truth, right? I said, Tom, we're doing this whole movie for Christine. Would you maybe come and do like a scene in it where my brother-in-law is going to recite the... Jack Nicholson speech to you.
And he said, yes.
And he said, yes.
And he said, yes.
Yes, there is video evidence. And he came down and he was so professional and like it blew my mind. He was so good. And Brian did the speech to him. And then we had so much fun doing that that the Tropic Thunder came up. I called him. I said, look, let's maybe are you interested in this movie? And he looked and he said, you know, you make fun of
Yes, there is video evidence. And he came down and he was so professional and like it blew my mind. He was so good. And Brian did the speech to him. And then we had so much fun doing that that the Tropic Thunder came up. I called him. I said, look, let's maybe are you interested in this movie? And he looked and he said, you know, you make fun of
Yes, there is video evidence. And he came down and he was so professional and like it blew my mind. He was so good. And Brian did the speech to him. And then we had so much fun doing that that the Tropic Thunder came up. I called him. I said, look, let's maybe are you interested in this movie? And he looked and he said, you know, you make fun of
The actors, you make fun of, you know, everybody in the agents and all that. But you don't make fun of the studio heads. You should have a studio head. So his it was his idea. Oh, my God. That character. What? That character did not exist before he suggested it. I feel like it is such a good- And then it became such an important part of the story.
The actors, you make fun of, you know, everybody in the agents and all that. But you don't make fun of the studio heads. You should have a studio head. So his it was his idea. Oh, my God. That character. What? That character did not exist before he suggested it. I feel like it is such a good- And then it became such an important part of the story.
The actors, you make fun of, you know, everybody in the agents and all that. But you don't make fun of the studio heads. You should have a studio head. So his it was his idea. Oh, my God. That character. What? That character did not exist before he suggested it. I feel like it is such a good- And then it became such an important part of the story.
And this was three months before we started shooting the movie. And we rewrote, Justin Theroux and I were working on it, and Etan Cohen, and Justin and I rewrote these scenes and put them in. And then Tom said, also, I feel like I want to dance in the movie. I just want to dance. So this was purely like his instinct. I'm going to have a bodysuit on. Yeah. And then we did a makeup test.
And this was three months before we started shooting the movie. And we rewrote, Justin Theroux and I were working on it, and Etan Cohen, and Justin and I rewrote these scenes and put them in. And then Tom said, also, I feel like I want to dance in the movie. I just want to dance. So this was purely like his instinct. I'm going to have a bodysuit on. Yeah. And then we did a makeup test.
And this was three months before we started shooting the movie. And we rewrote, Justin Theroux and I were working on it, and Etan Cohen, and Justin and I rewrote these scenes and put them in. And then Tom said, also, I feel like I want to dance in the movie. I just want to dance. So this was purely like his instinct. I'm going to have a bodysuit on. Yeah. And then we did a makeup test.
And go crazy. Yeah. And we put him in the makeup and he started dancing in the makeup test. We gave him some Diet Cokes to crush. And then we put, and then I think I put Get Back by Ludacris in the makeup test. And I was like, this could be really fun. So good. And yeah, he came in and just, yeah. So, it was pretty crazy how that happened.
And go crazy. Yeah. And we put him in the makeup and he started dancing in the makeup test. We gave him some Diet Cokes to crush. And then we put, and then I think I put Get Back by Ludacris in the makeup test. And I was like, this could be really fun. So good. And yeah, he came in and just, yeah. So, it was pretty crazy how that happened.
And go crazy. Yeah. And we put him in the makeup and he started dancing in the makeup test. We gave him some Diet Cokes to crush. And then we put, and then I think I put Get Back by Ludacris in the makeup test. And I was like, this could be really fun. So good. And yeah, he came in and just, yeah. So, it was pretty crazy how that happened.
Brian, well, he was perfectly bad as he should have been.
Brian, well, he was perfectly bad as he should have been.
Brian, well, he was perfectly bad as he should have been.
I do watch every game. Nice. I do, yeah. You know, the last few years, like my whole life I've been a Knicks fan. Last few years have been pretty exciting. Heck yeah. So many years in the wilderness, especially like the last like 10 years before this. Yeah. Yeah, I try to watch every game, and I now have realized I have to actually put the games into my schedule.