Ben Stiller knows his marriage to Christine Taylor is special, and credits their separation as the part of their relationship that taught him to be grateful.

After their reunion, Stiller told Esquire in Feb. 2022: “We were separated and got back together and we’re happy about that. It’s been really wonderful for all of us. Unexpected, and one of the things that came out of the pandemic.”

In an interview with The New York Times, Ben Stiller touches on his past separation from wife Christine Taylor and how they resumed their relationship during the COVID pandemic.