Stiller knew his lawyer, he said, who passed his email request to the 44th president.

[I] dont think I have time in my schedule to make this happen,' Stiller said.

Whats more important than doing the voiceover for the animated building?

Barack Obama, Ben Stiller

Barack Obama, Ben StillerADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images; Chelsea Guglielmino/FilmMagic

Despite the rejection, Stiller said he was still happy to get a response from Obama.

Stiller toldThe Hollywood Reporter.Im like, Oh shit, Im not prepared for this.

With a show like this, theres always that question, Do they know where theyre going?