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In the beginning of any career, in every job, people are always forcing you to the middle.

Albert Brooks

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Albert Brooks
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
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One of the things I like about a character: I always think it's fascinating when a character can turn on a dime and go from one emotion to another. I like watching that.
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You make friends with older people and you always feel young no matter what.
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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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Twitter, to me, works if you're funny. Twitter doesn't work as a promotional tool unless you do it very, very, very occasionally.
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All improv turns into anger. All comedy improv basically turns into anger, because that's all people know how to do when they're improvising. If you notice shows that are improvising are generally people yelling at each other.
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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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I never wanted to be a director.
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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've always been in the middle of making my own movies, so taking acting jobs that take me away from that has been impossible.
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I cast unusual people in my movies.
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Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.
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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'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've always been the king of silence. I've always been a minimalist comedian. I've taken my influence from Jack Benny, who was the king of that I've always done 'less is more.'
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