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. Albert Brooks dayemotionfuneral Change image and share on social
I guess I was the class clown - with a name like Albert Einstein, you don't hide in the back. I'd read the school bulletin to the class, and I'd add activities and make stuff up. It was good, a good 10 minutes every morning. Albert Brooks activityaddalbert share on social
I wrote this book, '2030,' and I was careful in the book not to overdo the future because I don't think it comes that fast. Albert Brooks bookcarefulfast Change image and share on social
The first act is writing, the second act is filming, the third act is releasing. If you have to partake in the third act, it hurts the first act of the next one. It's like a prizefight. You get punched. Albert Brooks actfilmhurt 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
If you're going to act and do this for a living, you want to play something that the audience didn't expect. Albert Brooks actaudienceexpect Change image and share on social
Twitter is the Devil's playground. Albert Brooks devilplaygroundtwitter Change image and share on social
I'm not a big fan of the post-Armageddon stories, where Denzel Washington is walking around in a torn coat. Albert Brooks armageddonbigcoat Change image and share on social
If you paint, write, do mosaics, knit - if it's solving that part of your brain saying, 'I need to do this,' you've won. Albert Brooks brainhaveknit Change image and share on social
