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> [It's craziness to see yourself as damaged goods, so I was the goofy kid who'd stop a strange adult and say, 'Do you know how to get to Palm Avenue?' They'd say no, and I'd say, 'You go two blocks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/it-s-craziness-to-see-yourself-as-damaged-goods-so-i-was-the-goofy/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

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## More by James L. Brooks

> [Great things that can happen when you're doing a movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/great-things-that-can-happen-when-you-re-doing-a-movie/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [I took some time out for life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/i-took-some-time-out-for-life/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [I have a rule in research: The third time you hear something, it's generally true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/i-have-a-rule-in-research-the-third-time-you-hear-something-it-s/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [I have a lot of nightmares.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/i-have-a-lot-of-nightmares/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [Nothing is a matter of course when you get to do your own thing. It's always a gift that can stop giving and probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/nothing-is-a-matter-of-course-when-you-get-to-do-your-own-thing-it-s/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [Kids in general make things fresh and alive and they have this great appreciation for, Holy mackerel, we're making a movie!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/kids-in-general-make-things-fresh-and-alive-and-they-have-this-great/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [I'm big on research.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/i-m-big-on-research/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [There was a great director who directed a picture that I wrote who barred me from the set quite appropriately and said, "I'm sorry,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/there-was-a-great-director-who-directed-a-picture-that-i-wrote-who/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [Dagwood Bumstead was a great unrecognized hero of American literature. He showed up every day, he got knocked down every day, he never got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/dagwood-bumstead-was-a-great-unrecognized-hero-of-american-literature/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [Working on any show that works is the best job you can possibly have in any area of the business. You've got so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/working-on-any-show-that-works-is-the-best-job-you-can-possibly-have/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [I love it if comedy reflects real life because to me it's more reassuring that we'll get through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/i-love-it-if-comedy-reflects-real-life-because-to-me-it-s-more/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [I love romantic comedy, but I think you have to have another idea that you're chasing along with romantic comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/i-love-romantic-comedy-but-i-think-you-have-to-have-another-idea-that/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [When you work alongside somebody day in and day out, the relationships tend to be wonderful: they're lifelong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/when-you-work-alongside-somebody-day-in-and-day-out-the-relationships/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [If you write about a process you're about to go through, market research, and you go through it, and it doesn't echo what you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/if-you-write-about-a-process-you-re-about-to-go-through-market/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

> [I laugh every day. There are days when my laughs are pretty hollow. Dust comes out of your mouth, and your bones make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-brooks/i-laugh-every-day-there-are-days-when-my-laughs-are-pretty-hollow/)

[James L. Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-l-brooks/)

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