Ben Stiller says Robert De Niro is 'still just Bob' after decades in the spotlight
Ben Stiller has opened up on his long lasting friendship with Robert De Niro.
Ben Stiller says Robert De Niro is still "so vivacious and young".
The 60-year-old actor first worked with Robert, 83, on Meet The Parents 26 years ago, and he's "happy" to still have a close bond with the big screen veteran as they reunited for the franchise's upcoming fourth film, Focker-in-Law.
Speaking to Extra, Ben said: "I look at Bob and he’s so vivacious and young… He really is still just Bob.
“He’s so sweet and so loyal and such a good friend to anyone whom he loves and he’s connected to, and he’s such a generous guy.
“There are a lot of people he feels that way about, and I’m just happy to have that connection with him and I always love seeing him.”
Robert, who has Drena, 54, Raphael, 49, 30-year-old twins Julian and Airyn, Elliot, 28, and Helen, 14, from previous relationships and Gia, three, with partner Tiffany Chen, previously opened up on how he "somehow makes it work" when it comes to juggling his career with raising a toddler.
He told E! News: "Yeah, she's great! She came on the Zero Day set a few times, I shot that last year. You make it work, somehow. Sometimes I have her on the set with my girlfriend. I'm lucky, I have a camper."
Robert "tries his best" to be a good dad and to meet his children's different needs.
He told The Sunday Times magazine: "Oh God, they would all have a different answer. Family is so complex.
"I try my best, that’s all. I hope they’ll be happy."
The Killers of the Flower Moon star previously revealed that he loves it when his brood is all together and enjoys going on family vacations with them.
He told People: “The fact that they’d all be together is everything to me."
The original 2000 film Meet The Parents followed Greg Focker (played by Ben) as he endured a series of excruciatingly awkward encounters while trying to impress his girlfriend’s parents before proposing.
It was a major box-office success, earning more than $330 million worldwide.
It was followed by two sequels – 2004’s Meet the Fockers, which introduced Greg’s parents, played by Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman, and 2010’s Little Fockers.
In the new film, Greg and Pam's (Teri Polo) grown up son Henry (Skyuler Gisondo) wants to propose to strong-willed life coach and former FBI hostage negotiator Olivia Jones, played by Ariana Grande.
