My dad died right after performing at the Friars' roast for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. I have that tape somewhere. There's still a lot of good jokes in there. I mean, that was 1958. Albert Brooks arnazballdad Change image and share on social
When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up. Albert Brooks appeardiehave Change image and share on social
I think I present a different side of a male character: a side that is not John Wayne-like, a side that is, in fact, destructible. To some people, that is refreshing, and to other people, especially if they don't know me, it may be disturbing. Albert Brooks characterdestructibledisturb share on social
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 comedycorrectlydeliver Change image and share on social
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 blackbookfuture share on social
Listen, there are some movies that are set in stone and the writer or the director does not want to change, but I've never worked on a movie, including my own, that didn't take advantage of a rehearsal process. Albert Brooks advantagechangedirector share on social
I'm not interesting enough on my own that you'd want to see a film about me. Albert Brooks filminterest Change image and share on social
I don't see many explosions or ten-car crashes in the course of my life, so I don't put them into my movies. I would love to live in a society where 'My Dinner with Andre' made $100,000,000. Then I would be in the mainstream. I could do that stuff easier than I could do 'Meatballs.' Albert Brooks 000andrecar share on social
Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived. Albert Brooks generousliveperson Change image and share on social
