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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.
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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
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I was in Kashmir last weekend. Went to visit one of my sweaters.
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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've always felt like I work in a small little area that doesn't represent anything like the rest of society.
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