For the most part, improvising while cameras are rolling is very difficult. 99% of people you should never ask to do that,… — 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… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions. — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
I've always enjoyed stories that take place in the future but my one disappointment was that the future books described never came.… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
How many people didn't get a part who would have been better than the person who got the part? Thousands. — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
You know what it is, the reason so many 18-year-olds, 19-year-olds are saying 'Drive' is their favorite movie is that 'Drive' is… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
All improv turns into anger. All comedy improv basically turns into anger, because that's all people know how to do when they're… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
In the beginning of any career, in every job, people are always forcing you to the middle. — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
I don't want to get close to people who have secrets that I don't know about. — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than to be known by sixty million for something… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
There's always the standard six people you can hire that have played all these villains in Hollywood. Instinctively, when they come on… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
I think I present a different side of a male character: a side that is not John Wayne-like, a side that is,… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
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… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
You make friends with older people and you always feel young no matter what. — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
I had a very wise person tell me that he thinks marriage, when you're younger, you keep thinking you can fix things.… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than by 60 million for something you're not. — 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
