Top 33 Quotes by James L. Brooks

About James L. Brooks

These are some quotes by American author James L. Brooks Producer, who was born on May 9, 1940.

I've done it with Broadcast News-where there was no finish line, there was no agenda that I had to move all the characters to this point, that I was sort of open to what happens.

I've done it with Broadcast News-where there was no finish line, there was no agenda that I had to move all the characters to this point, that I was sort of open to what happens.

James L. Brooks

I always think a successful television series is the best job because it gives you community, it doesn't demand temporary insanity the way movies do, and you can be almost a normal person.

I always think a successful television series is the best job because it gives you community, it doesn't demand temporary insanity the way movies do, and you can be almost a normal person.

James L. Brooks

I don't know whether I have ideas all the time. I think I'm curious about things all the time; I think I'm always curious, and I think I'm always interested in whatever passes by, and I know I tend to think about things, and I tend to talk about things, and sometimes that takes root and gives me something to chase.

James L. Brooks

I always fight hard to push a movie to the point where it pulls me.

I always fight hard to push a movie to the point where it pulls me.

James L. Brooks

I love romantic comedy, but I think you have to have another idea that you're chasing along with romantic comedy.

I love romantic comedy, but I think you have to have another idea that you're chasing along with romantic comedy.

James L. Brooks

A lot of things just aren't true any more.

A lot of things just aren't true any more.

James L. Brooks

If you ever catch a great boss, it's just such a rare thing, and it's amazing.

If you ever catch a great boss, it's just such a rare thing, and it's amazing.

James L. Brooks

I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny.

I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny.

James L. Brooks

When you work alongside somebody day in and day out, the relationships tend to be wonderful: they're lifelong.

When you work alongside somebody day in and day out, the relationships tend to be wonderful: they're lifelong.

James L. Brooks

You become so obsessed, and that's not a bad thing for a movie. Serve it with that sense that it's the whole world.

You become so obsessed, and that's not a bad thing for a movie. Serve it with that sense that it's the whole world.

James L. Brooks

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