Albert Brooks Quotes

Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
American Actor
Born: Jul 22, 1947
About Life Me People Think You
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My friend Harry Nilsson used to say the definition of an artist was someone who rode way ahead of the herd and was sort of the lookout. Now you don't have to be that, to be an artist. You can be right smack-dab in the middle of the herd. If you are, you'll be the richest. Albert Brooks
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When I was younger, I wasn't concentrating on good days. I was managing a career and trying to have a good year. It would always 'lead' to something, which never leads to anything except death, where everything leads to. And then as I got older, and then I had my kids and everything, I began to appreciate a great Wednesday. Albert Brooks
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When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up. Albert Brooks
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I don't know how, where, and why the idea for 'Defending Your Life' began; the idea had been bouncing around for a while. Stories like that sort of have to bounce. They don't come out of nowhere. I went through my own period of life with sort of everything turning upside down, and wondering, 'Why is it this way?' Albert Brooks
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My humor is traced with dark - I've got dark patches all over the place. Albert Brooks
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Wouldn't it be great if cars came equipped with screens like that thing they have in Times Square that spells out the news? You could punch out your own instant messages: 'Will the small red car with the ugly driver please stay a little further behind?' Albert Brooks
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My dad died right after performing at the Friars' roast for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. I have that tape somewhere. There's still a lot of good jokes in there. I mean, that was 1958. Albert Brooks
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You know what I've always wanted to do? I've always wanted to put a lung in a suitcase and send it through an airport security check. In effect, the guard would be looking at an X-ray of a lung. Albert Brooks
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Bullfights are hugely popular because you can sit comfortably with a hot dog and possibly watch a man die. It won't be me, but I can sit comfortably and watch it. Albert Brooks
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If we had 3 million exhibitionists and only one voyeur, nobody could make any money. Albert Brooks
Money Only Could Had Nobody Make Voyeur Any Million
It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than by 60 million for something you're not. Albert Brooks
You People Better Something Known Proud Than Six Million
I guess 'The Player' was a pretty good L.A. movie. And 'Chinatown.' Was there ever a better L.A. movie about a certain period in L.A.? That was terrific. Albert Brooks
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You know, when cameras are rolling, improvisation doesn't feel natural. The pressure is too great. You're on a time schedule. You've got 60 crewmen. Albert Brooks
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Listen, there are some movies that are set in stone and the writer or the director does not want to change, but I've never worked on a movie, including my own, that didn't take advantage of a rehearsal process. Albert Brooks
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If you look at the best-seller list for American fiction, they're all sequels to detective stories or stories about hunting serial killers. That's what's called American fiction these days. Albert Brooks
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Twitter is the Devil's playground. Albert Brooks
Devil Twitter Playground
I'm not Elvis. I don't get chased by paparazzi. Albert Brooks
Elvis Paparazzi Chased Get
I don't want to be the one to break it to you, but the future ain't that funny. Albert Brooks
Funny Future You Want Break
I've always liked to think ahead. Not stupid-far ahead. A hundred years doesn't interest me. But 20 years interests me, and more for what happens to humans as opposed to things. Albert Brooks
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Most entertainment is trying to get you. It's tested, like toothpaste. Albert Brooks
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I like movies about failing. Albert Brooks
About Failing Like Movies
If you're going to act and do this for a living, you want to play something that the audience didn't expect. Albert Brooks
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'Drive' came to me because the casting director knew my manager and called and said, 'You've always talked to me about Albert wanting to play the heavy. I think he should read this.' My ears just perked up. Albert Brooks
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All improv turns into anger. All comedy improv basically turns into anger, because that's all people know how to do when they're improvising. If you notice shows that are improvising are generally people yelling at each other. Albert Brooks
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How many people didn't get a part who would have been better than the person who got the part? Thousands. Albert Brooks
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If I'm going to act in someone's movie, I want the movie to be interesting and be able to get a couple of solid doubles. Albert Brooks
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