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I'm not interesting enough on my own that you'd want to see a film about me.

Albert Brooks

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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
Actor
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Film Director
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Beverly Hills
California
Albert Lawrence Brooks
Albert Lawrence Einstein
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It's interesting when you're part of a group - the Jews, to be exact - that the world has had such problems with.
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Starting to drink now in preparation for New Years. No more last minute stuff like Christmas.
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How many people didn't get a part who would have been better than the person who got the part? Thousands.
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Movies are an expensive business.
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You can equate acting to a tennis game: When you're playing one of the best, you get better.
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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'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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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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I come from the place where I am thinking 'I have put my blood on the pages.'
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Once you sign on as an actor, you know, you don't go to the editing room, you don't see how they cut, you don't see how they score, you don't see how they cast the rest of the movie.
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For the most part, improvising while cameras are rolling is very difficult. 99% of people you should never ask to do that, because they're under pressure, the clock is running, 80 people are staring at you...it's always unnatural.
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If we had 3 million exhibitionists and only one voyeur, nobody could make any money.
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I've been to many funerals of funny people, and they're some of the funniest days you'll ever have, because the emotions run high.
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I take anything other than 'you big pig!' as a compliment.
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I can't not put humor in a book.
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I like movies about failing.
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I got so good at writing to a budget, my brain was restricting myself. I'd write, It's a stormy night. Then I'd cross out stormy. I'd write: It's a calm night. Then I'd cross out night. It's noon. Because you know how much night costs. You know how much rain costs. Nothing comes free in movies.
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Most entertainment is trying to get you. It's tested, like toothpaste.
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So I think if you're happy with your brain, you're powerful.
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Regrets are stupid they don't mean anything and they don't add up to anything.
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