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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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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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