All Albert Brooks Quotes
- I don't think the goal is, 'How big a star did you ever become?' I think the goal is, 'Were you able to express yourself?' Able
- I'm not Elvis. I don't get chased by paparazzi. Chased
- I think anger and laughter are very close to each other, when you think about it. Anger
- If we had 3 million exhibitionists and only one voyeur, nobody could make any money. Any
- When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up. Appears
- Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived. Best
- Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to be a comedian.' Age
- How many people didn't get a part who would have been better than the person who got the part? Thousands. Been
- I can't not put humor in a book. Book
- I cast unusual people in my movies. Cast
- I come from the place where I am thinking 'I have put my blood on the pages.' Blood
- I don't want to be the one to break it to you, but the future ain't that funny. Break
- I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions. Bring
- I like movies about failing. Failing
- I never wanted to be a director. Director
- I take anything other than 'you big pig!' as a compliment. Big
- I was in Kashmir last weekend. Went to visit one of my sweaters. Kashmir
- I'm a member of the Academy, but I don't know who all the other Academy members are. It's not like a politician who knows who… Academy
- I'm not a big fan of the post-Armageddon stories, where Denzel Washington is walking around in a torn coat. Armageddon
- 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 high. Been
- I've done performances in movies that I was immensely proud of and the movies didn't take off like a rocket at Cape Canaveral, it didn't… Canaveral
- 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. Able
- If you're going to act and do this for a living, you want to play something that the audience didn't expect. Act
- In my screenplays - from the very beginning I've always used tape. I talk my screenplays. And then have somebody transcribe them. Always Used
- Twitter is the Devil's playground. Devil