Ben Feldman Quotes

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Ben Feldman

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 27, 1980

I live in Los Angeles, which is the youngest place - there's no history to Los Angeles. Everything's fake.

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I've been pretty lucky; I like my jobs.

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I was obsessed with Jack Nicholson. Like, I watched 'Prizzi's Honor' when I was, like, 11.

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Dynamic change is always my favorite thing. As soon as I feel like I'm doing all of the same stuff over and over again, I'm bored and sad.

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'Mindy' was fun. Other than 'Superstore,' it was the other time I played an elitist, obnoxious idiot.

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The institution of marriage has been something that - we have a very temperamental relationship, marriage and I. I've seen a lot of not great examples of it.

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I like ensemble shows.

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My first job ever was at Baskin-Robbins when I was 14, which is probably the closest I'll ever come to having a corporate job like the one I play on TV - although I do work for Universal, so I suppose that's corporate.

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My father's Jewish, so my world is Jewish whenever I go home.

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For the beginning of my career, I was always playing people younger than me.

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Every single cast has a couple bad eggs, or that person that everyone is making fun of or doesn't like.

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It's funny: I don't get to play characters where I wear what I want to wear. With 'Mad Men,' if Janie Bryant doesn't laugh at me, then that outfit doesn't make it to air.

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With 'Mad Men,' you feel like you're a member of Seal Team Six when you're shooting.

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Every Thanksgiving, for the most part in my life, I've come to Deerfield in Chicago.

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There was a time where I chose my jobs based on what jobs were available to me, so I would choose 100 percent of them.

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Tinder's fascinating to me. I wish it was around when I was single and not on television because I can't imagine doing it when you're on TV.

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When you audition for shows in Hollywood, you go in, you do your scene, maybe you get an adjustment. It's sort of easy, and a lot of times it just feels sort of rote and simple. Whereas when you go to New York and you audition for plays, you walk out sweaty and intimidated and nervous and doubting yourself as an actor.

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I despise - I hate - I'm terrified of karaoke, and I wish I wasn't because everybody I know who's awesome loves it.

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I'm unconventionally romantic.

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Here's the thing about Jews in Hollywood. Not to stereotype, but the Jews I know here are the funniest, most self-deprecating people I know. And it's rare to find a Jew that is actually offended by comedy about them.

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