Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks
Albert Lawrence Brooksis an American actor, filmmaker and comedian. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's Broadcast News. His voice acting credits include Marlin in Finding Nemoand Finding Dory, and recurring guest voices for The Simpsons, including Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie. Additionally, he has directed, written, and starred in several comedy films, such as Modern Romance, Lost in America, and Defending Your Lifeand is the author of 2030: The Real Story of What...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth22 July 1947
CityBeverly Hills, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Being a screenwriter in Hollywood is like being a eunuch at an orgy. Worse, actually, at least the eunuch is allowed to watch.
What naturally stops you making the film is there is no more money in the budget. That's really what it is. If you had an unlimited budget, if you were a billionaire and you financed your own movies, then you can either date, because you can sit in an editing room for six years, like Howard Hughes, and never finish anything.
I don't want to be the one to break it to you, but the future ain't that funny.
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 fill up the spaces. So they always go towards, "How come you're late?! You're supposed to have my shirt ready! You call this a dry cleaner?!" That's what happens. That's why improvising on the spot gets very dicey.
Starting to drink now in preparation for New Years. No more last minute stuff like Christmas.
There's nothing funny about flying to Houston.
Excited about Black Friday. Also excited about Jew Tuesday.
It's interesting when you're part of a group - the Jews, to be exact - that the world has had such problems with.
I've always liked to think ahead. Not stupid-far ahead. A hundred years doesn't interest me. But 20 years interests me, and more for what happens to humans as opposed to things.
Donald Trump announces this morning that he will run for president. His hair will announce on Friday.
I don't experience basic human emotions. It's not my thing.
I've never been disappointed, because I've never given somebody I liked that much power.
The biggest waste of brainpower is to want to change something that's not changeable.
Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine.