Ben Stiller reveals the one thing he kept coming back to in Zoolander No. 2

By Sarah Thomas
Updated February 11 2016 - 8:08pm, first published February 7 2016 - 2:00pm
Ben Stiller says the characters came before the plot in this movie. Photo: Philippe Antonello
Ben Stiller says the characters came before the plot in this movie. Photo: Philippe Antonello
Ben Stiller says he wrote the follow-up to <em>Zoolander</em> for the movie's fans. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Ben Stiller says he wrote the follow-up to <em>Zoolander</em> for the movie's fans. Photo: Brendon Thorne
Stiller hammed it up in Sydney last month.  Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
Stiller hammed it up in Sydney last month. Photo: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
The trio at the core of the story, from left: Owen Wilson as Hansel, Ben Stiller is Derek Zoolander and Penelope Cruz plays Interpol agent Valentina Valencia in <i>Zoolander 2</i>. Photo: Wilson Webb
The trio at the core of the story, from left: Owen Wilson as Hansel, Ben Stiller is Derek Zoolander and Penelope Cruz plays Interpol agent Valentina Valencia in <i>Zoolander 2</i>. Photo: Wilson Webb
David Bowie had a cameo in the first <i>Zoolander</i> movie.
David Bowie had a cameo in the first <i>Zoolander</i> movie.

Ben Stiller doesn't watch many comedies. "I'm pretty much a historical-drama type of person. That's what I like to watch," he says.

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