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. — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
You never do a movie and not want it to work. You accept whatever it is. You have to, but nobody in their right mind would not want the movie to be getting talked about at the end of the… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think anger and laughter are very close to each other, when you think about it. — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Getting older is a lot of fun. Right up there with chewing glass or putting your hand in a blender. — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up. — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine. — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
Starting to drink now in preparation for New Years. No more last minute stuff like Christmas. — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
