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When I went to acting school, the kids that got the best grades were the kids that could cry on cue. But it didn't really translate into careers for any of them, because the external is the easy part.
Albert Brooks
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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
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If anything happens to me, tell every woman I've ever gone with I was talking about her at the end. That way, they'll have to reevaluate me.
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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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Don't worry, and don't kick yourself forever. Just take the opportunities when they come.
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Getting older is a lot of fun. Right up there with chewing glass or putting your hand in a blender.
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If we had 3 million exhibitionists and only one voyeur, nobody could make any money.
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Most entertainment is trying to get you. It's tested, like toothpaste.
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I'm not Elvis. I don't get chased by paparazzi.
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