Ben Stiller on parenting: striving to do better than his parents
“• Ben Stiller reflects on his own parenting versus his upbringing.”
Key points
- • Ben Stiller reflects on his own parenting versus his upbringing.
- • Admits he hasn’t always met his own standards as a father.
- • New documentary revisits his parents’ legacy and family life.
- • Children Ella and Quinlin share their perspectives in the film.
Ben Stiller has spoken candidly about fatherhood, contrasting his experiences as a parent with the standards set by his late parents, comedy legends Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. In remarks cited by entertainment media, the filmmaker admitted he has not always got it right, saying the goal is to improve while recognising inevitable shortcomings.
His reflections come ahead of the documentary "Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost," which looks at his parents’ lives and includes personal insights from his children, Ella and Quinlin, whom he shares with wife Christine Taylor. The project revisits periods when his work kept him away, but also chronicles his efforts to reconnect, with Stiller describing the process as a universal struggle to grow and do better.
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