"How many people didn't get a part who……" — Albert Brooks
"How many people didn't get a part who would have been better than the person who got the part? Thousands."
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50 Quotes by Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks has 50 quotes on this site.
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I don't think the goal is, 'How big a star did you ever become?' I think the goal is, 'Were…
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I'm not Elvis. I don't get chased by paparazzi.
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I think anger and laughter are very close to each other, when you think about it.
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If we had 3 million exhibitionists and only one voyeur, nobody could make any money.
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When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up.
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Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.
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Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to…
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I can't not put humor in a book.
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I cast unusual people in my movies.
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I come from the place where I am thinking 'I have put my blood on the pages.'
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I don't want to be the one to break it to you, but the future ain't that funny.
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I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions.
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