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I've always been in the middle of making my own movies, so taking acting jobs that take me away from that has been impossible.

Albert Brooks

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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
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The world really changed after 9/11, not just in the tragic way, but in every way. So it took me a couple of years to even understand how my art form I could process any of this. When the world changed, eliciting laughter with subjects that were funny to me before 9/11 just didnt seem good enough.
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