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I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny. James L. Brooks
Funny Comedy Value Somebody Who
I've done it with Broadcast News-where there was no finish line, there was no agenda that I had to move all the characters to this point, that I was sort of open to what happens. James L. Brooks
Finish Line Broadcast Characters Finish Point Open Had Sort Line Done Move Happens Agenda
A lot of things just aren't true any more. James L. Brooks
More True Lot Any Just Things
Linking up the things you were with the things you become is what growing up is. James L. Brooks
You Become Were Up Linking Growing Growing Up Things
I have a rule in research: The third time you hear something, it's generally true. James L. Brooks
Time You Research Rule Something Generally True Hear Third
When you work alongside somebody day in and day out, the relationships tend to be wonderful: they're lifelong. James L. Brooks
Work Day You Wonderful Somebody Relationships Out Tend Lifelong Day-Out Alongside
I think television keeps on being a place where writers can go, and if they're successful, they can have their way, and they can have creative freedom. James L. Brooks
Freedom Creative Think Way Television Writers Go Being Where Place Successful Keeps
Working on any show that works is the best job you can possibly have in any area of the business. You've got so much going for you, a good community, everybody's hanging together, and you get to do it every week. James L. Brooks
Best Good You Business Together Job Community Every Everybody Possibly Area Week Got Get Any Going Hanging Much Working Show Works
I don't know whether I have ideas all the time. I think I'm curious about things all the time; I think I'm always curious, and I think I'm always interested in whatever passes by, and I know I tend to think about things, and I tend to talk about things, and sometimes that takes root and gives me something to chase. James L. Brooks
Time Me Sometimes Whatever Think About Something Gives Chase Tend Takes Ideas Know Talk Always Passes Curious Whether Interested Root Things
You know you're in love when you're more yourself than you ever imagined possible. James L. Brooks
Love You Yourself Possible More Know Than Ever Imagined
I saw 'Annie Hall' with a group of people working in comedy and television. We were all stunned. Stunned. It was like watching a spaceship land. That something that funny could also be that beautiful. James L. Brooks
Funny Beautiful People Comedy Group Saw Television Something Could Annie Like Stunned Also Hall Were Spaceship Land Working Watching
I think you always want to have a project where it's not about you: where you're serving it. Where it has needs, and you're trying to meet those needs, so you're trying to lift it out of you and put it out there and then say to people, 'Hey, I think that's it; let's head that way.' James L. Brooks
Needs You People Think Meet Project Way Hey Say Those Out About Lift Put Head Always Trying Where Want Then There And Then Serving
I'm a journalism junkie. James L. Brooks
Journalism
'Fargo,' man, with so many actors playing so many great characters, and then they do another season, and it changes all over again? It's wild. James L. Brooks
Great Man Changes Wild Characters Over Another Again Then Fargo Many Season Actor Playing
I had no road map for fatherhood; I had no personal history to draw from. James L. Brooks
History Fatherhood Draw Had Road Road Map Personal Map
I could see no position to say, 'I'm going to make a living as a writer.' But I went to classes for it; I read every play in 'Theater' magazine. I saw the second acts of everything on Broadway - I had a job as a CBS usher in New York City, and on my way home every night, I'd see what shows I could get into. James L. Brooks
Home Job Living Every Everything Saw Way Way Home Say Broadway City See Classes Magazine Could Writer Had New Make Read Get York Going New York New York City Theater Usher Shows Acts Play Second Every Night Night Position
I worked for CBS News in the aftermath of all the greatness. I actually brought coffee to Edward R. Murrow. James L. Brooks
News Coffee Brought Edward Greatness Aftermath Worked Actually Murrow
In television writing, even if you're running the writers room, it's a writers room. James L. Brooks
You Writing Television Running Writers Room Even
The fact is that television, even before the movies, offered the chance to control our work and to get to do it again when we did something right. So television has always been better to writers than any other medium for a long time. James L. Brooks
Work Time Better Long Long Time Before Control Other Medium Our Television Something Fact Writers Always Been Offered Than Get Did Any Again Movies Even Right Chance
Watching people see your picture for the first time is such a public agony. James L. Brooks
Time People First Picture See First Time Public Your Agony Watching
When it comes to being confused about what to do about life, that's been me and will always be me. James L. Brooks
Life Me Confused Will About Always Been Being
We have to show people we are willing to adapt to their world. James Lassiter
People World Willing Show Show People Adapt
The people run the country. So if people didn't want you shooting in their neighborhood, there's no authority that can tell them they have to. That's why it's called the People's Republic of China. James Lassiter
You People Country Neighborhood Tell Run Authority Shooting Want Republic China Them Why
I know what I want, and I'm relentless in achieving what I want. James Lassiter
Relentless Know Want Achieving
For me, what usually makes a horror sequence scary is the journey not the destination. James Wan
Journey Me Destination Scary Horror Makes Sequence
If I can get the audience to connect with the characters emotionally - and they love who they are, they love the larger-than-life situation that they're in, but most of all get the audience invested in the characters - then I always feel like I can sort of put them in the most outrageous circumstances, and the audience is okay to go with that. James Wan
Love Situation Okay Circumstances Characters Outrageous Invested Emotionally Put Feel Like Most Sort Audience Always Go Get Them Then Who Connect
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