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I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions.

~Albert Brooks

Topics: Bring Buried Discussions Just Laugh Like Making People Start Topics Up

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What's interesting about books that take place in the future, even twenty years in the future, is that many of them are black or white: It's either a utopia or it's misery. The real truth is that there's going to be both things in any future, just like there is now.

~Albert Brooks

Topics: About Any Black Black Or White Books Both Either Even Future Going Interesting Just Like Many Misery Now Place Real Take Them Things Truth Truth Is Twenty Utopia White Years

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In my screenplays - from the very beginning I've always used tape. I talk my screenplays. And then have somebody transcribe them.

~Albert Brooks

Topics: Always Beginning Screenplays Somebody Talk Tape Them Then Used Very

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Well, you know, with every character, if you're going to expose yourself, you've got to figure out every detail that you're going to play. So there's no character that you can just go put on his shirt and be fully prepared.

~Albert Brooks

Topics: Character Detail Every Expose Figure Fully Go Going Got His Just Know Out Play Prepared Put Shirt Well You Yourself

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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

Topics: Anybody Became Comedies Correctly Deliver Director Find Know Necessity Out Writing You

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I cast unusual people in my movies.

~Albert Brooks

Topics: Cast Movies People Unusual

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If you want to be a writer, just write. There's no magic to it.

~Albert Brooks

Topics: Just Magic Want Write Writer You

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I'm not a big fan of the post-Armageddon stories, where Denzel Washington is walking around in a torn coat.

~Albert Brooks

Topics: Around Big Big Fan Coat Denzel Denzel Washington Fan Stories Torn Walking Washington Where

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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 up voluntarily and leave any place.

~Albert Brooks

Topics: Any Anybody Forced Get Humans Leave Nature Never Nobody Once Out Place Seen Unless Up Voluntarily Will You

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I've always been the king of silence. I've always been a minimalist comedian. I've taken my influence from Jack Benny, who was the king of that... I've always done 'less is more.'

~Albert Brooks

Topics: Always Been Benny Comedian Done Influence Jack King Less Less Is More Minimalist More Silence Taken Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: July 22nd, 1947

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