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I don't think the goal is, 'How big a star did you ever become?' I think the goal is, 'Were you able to express yourself?'
Albert Brooks
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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
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Beverly Hills
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Albert Lawrence Brooks
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Don't worry, and don't kick yourself forever. Just take the opportunities when they come.
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So I think if you're happy with your brain, you're powerful.
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Starting to drink now in preparation for New Years. No more last minute stuff like Christmas.
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Fear is like a giant fog. It sits on your brain and blocks everything - real feelings, true happiness, real joy. They can't get through that fog. But you lift it, and buddy, you're in for the ride of your life.
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I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions.
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You make friends with older people and you always feel young no matter what.
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If you paint, write, do mosaics, knit - if it's solving that part of your brain saying, 'I need to do this,' you've won.
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You always got to be happy when somebody likes what you do. It's stupid not to be happy.
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Being a screenwriter in Hollywood is like being a eunuch at an orgy. Worse, actually, at least the eunuch is allowed to watch.
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My mother was supportive without knowing it. Deep down she wanted all the right things, she just didn't see the world like I did, and she's not supposed to.
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I think anger and laughter are very close to each other, when you think about it.
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