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
I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions.
Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to be a comedian.'
When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up.
If we had 3 million exhibitionists and only one voyeur, nobody could make any money.
I think anger and laughter are very close to each other, when you think about it.
In my screenplays - from the very beginning I've always used tape. I talk my screenplays. And then have somebody transcribe them.
Twitter is the Devil's playground.
You know, when cameras are rolling, improvisation doesn't feel natural. The pressure is too great. You're on a time schedule. You've got 60 crewmen.
Most entertainment is trying to get you. It's tested, like toothpaste.
Twitter, to me, works if you're funny. Twitter doesn't work as a promotional tool unless you do it very, very, very occasionally.
As an actor, if you're just sitting and staring and you don't know who you are in your own mind, it's vacant. And sometimes the camera is an X-ray machine, it can pick it up.
I'd still like to see 'Survivor' minus the planned show-biz parts. That would be the purest form of show business - I want to see someone so hungry that they eat somebody else's foot.
I'm not interesting enough on my own that you'd want to see a film about me.
A lot of alliteration from anxious anchors placed in powerful posts!