Ben Stiller recently got candid and revealed how he felt about working with David Bowie.
During a conversation with Entertainment weeklythe 60-year-old American actor and comedian confessed that he was cast alongside Bowie Zoolander was “one of the highlights” of his career.”
Stiller said, “Having worked with so many different people over the years, having that time with him is really one of the highlights.”
“He was incredibly generous, incredibly stylish – everyone on set was impressed,” he said.
In the 2001 American comedy film, Bowie played himself in a short scene. He judges a catwalk walk-off between the film’s rival fashion plates, Hansel McDonald (Owen Wilson) and Derek Zoolander (Stiller).
The late English actor, singer and songwriter explained that the showdown will follow “old-school rules” and asked them to “get to work.” As he reviews them, Bowie writes careful notes on his palm.
“When he said yes to it, I couldn’t believe he said yes. But he had a great sense of humor and was incredibly self-deprecating, and I feel really lucky that I got to spend some time with him,” Stiller said. The prestige appearance of the star Zoolander.
“He brought so much credibility to our film by being in that scene, so being able to spend that time with him was definitely a highlight of my career,” he said. Night at the Museum said actor about Bowie.
