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I, sort of, got into comedy accidentally, and it got bigger than I wanted it to.
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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
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Beverly Hills
California
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If I'm going to act in someone's movie, I want the movie to be interesting and be able to get a couple of solid doubles.
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In my screenplays - from the very beginning I've always used tape. I talk my screenplays. And then have somebody transcribe them.
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You always got to be happy when somebody likes what you do. It's stupid not to be happy.
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Well, you know, with every character, if you're going to expose yourself, you've got to figure out every detail that you're going to play. So there's no character that you can just go put on his shirt and be fully prepared.
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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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I'm not Elvis. I don't get chased by paparazzi.
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A lot of alliteration from anxious anchors placed in powerful posts!
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In the beginning of any career, in every job, people are always forcing you to the middle.
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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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Nothing surprises me. After Donald Trump, nothing matters, does it?
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Someone asked me what do you think of Donald Trump? And I said, I would rather vote for Hillary Clinton in jail. If she gets convicted, I'll vote for her for president.
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Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine.
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Nobody will leave any place unless they're forced out. That's the nature of humans. Once you're there, you're there. I've never seen anybody get up voluntarily and leave any place.
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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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Excited about Black Friday. Also excited about Jew Tuesday.
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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.
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I'm a member of the Academy, but I don't know who all the other Academy members are. It's not like a politician who knows who is in the Iowa caucus.
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Your spouse should be just attractive enough to turn you on. Anything more is trouble.
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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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When I audition, I understand what it takes and the insecurities that come with it. If I do anything, I put actors at ease. I used to tell directors who weren't actors, the best thing they could do was take an acting class for a couple of months. Just to understand.
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