Speaking to David Duchovny on the debut episode of Duchovny’s upcoming “Fail Better” podcast (via People), Ben Stiller explained how, going into the “Zoolander 2,” he thought “everybody wanted this,” adding, “And then it’s like, ‘Wow, I must have really f****d this up. Everybody didn’t go to it. And it’s gotten these horrible reviews.'” According to the “Meet the Parents” star, the whole experience “really freaked (him) out,” with Stiller claiming he didn’t know the film was as bad as it was before it came out. He continued:
“What scared me the most on that one was l’m losing what I think what’s funny, the questioning yourself … on ‘Zoolander 2,’ it was definitely blindsiding to me. And it definitely affected me for a long time.”
Duchovny featured in the original 2001 film as J. P. Prewitt, the world’s greatest hand model who explains to Zoolander that the fashion industry has been behind “every major political assassination over the last 200 years.” The “X-Files” actor previously explained to Vanity Fair how he asked his agent to reach out to Stiller about appearing in the film, and knew exactly what kind of character his cameo should be. Perhaps, then, Stiller’s familiarity with Duchovny is what allowed the actor to open up more about his struggles following “Zoolander 2.” Whatever the reason, the actor was willing to explain how the whole experience is what led him to become involved in Showtime’s crime drama “Escape at Dannemora” and the mind-blowing, must-watch Apple TV+ series “Severance.”
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