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I've done performances in movies that I was immensely proud of and the movies didn't take off like a rocket at Cape Canaveral, it didn't take off.
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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So I think if you're happy with your brain, you're powerful.
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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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You never do a movie and not want it to work. You accept whatever it is. You have to, but nobody in their right mind would not want the movie to be getting talked about at the end of the year.
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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.
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I'm not a person who I ever thought would do well with divorce. Not that it can't happen. I just didn't want that. So I waited a long time to meet the right person. Then I finally met someone that I was willing to be divorced from.
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The biggest waste of brainpower is to want to change something that's not changeable.
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I'm not Elvis. I don't get chased by paparazzi.
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Don't worry, and don't kick yourself forever. Just take the opportunities when they come.
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Regrets are stupid they don't mean anything and they don't add up to anything.
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If you want to be a writer, just write. There's no magic to it.
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I can't not put humor in a book.
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You know, I became a director out of necessity. I was writing comedies, and I couldn't find anybody to deliver it correctly.
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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.
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