Film Quotes by Albert Brooks

Steven Spielberg seems to have wanted to be a director from 13. He put his dog in a certain position and made him eat…

— Albert Brooks

For the most part, improvising while cameras are rolling is very difficult. 99% of people you should never ask to do that, because they're…

— Albert Brooks

Once you sign on as an actor, you know, you don't go to the editing room, you don't see how they cut, you don't…

— Albert Brooks

Bullfights are hugely popular because you can sit comfortably with a hot dog and possibly watch a man die. It wont be me, but…

— Albert Brooks

You know, I became a director out of necessity. I was writing comedies, and I couldn't find anybody to deliver it correctly.

— Albert Brooks

Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.

— Albert Brooks

I think anger and laughter are very close to each other, when you think about it.

— Albert Brooks

When you improvise on the spot, people are very reluctant to have soft moments or quiet moments or sad moments because they're trying to…

— Albert Brooks

Getting older is a lot of fun. Right up there with chewing glass or putting your hand in a blender.

— Albert Brooks

My mom was a professional. My dad and mom met each other in a movie called 'New Faces of 1937.' My mom went under…

— Albert Brooks

It's fear. Fear is like a giant fog. It sits on your brain and blocks everything. Real feeling, true happiness, real joy, they can't…

— Albert Brooks

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…

— Albert Brooks

When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up.

— Albert Brooks

Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine.

— Albert Brooks

Starting to drink now in preparation for New Years. No more last minute stuff like Christmas.

— Albert Brooks