I had a marketing idea that everybody hated, decency is sexy. James L. Brooks decencyhateidea Change image and share on social
I think you have a pact with an audience in every picture, and I think the pact is to try and be truthful and to be real. James L. Brooks audiencepactpicture Change image and share on social
I always think that the deal, once I do the script, sort of the experience I go through writing, which is everything you can imagine, but I always think it's the one thing I can do when I'm directing is say is that it's all about the actors, that I can say, 'We're all here to serve the actors.' James L. Brooks actordealdirect share on social
I always loved writing, but never considered that I could do it professionally. James L. Brooks considerloveprofessionally Change image and share on social
I have a rule in research: The third time you hear something, it's generally true. James L. Brooks generallyhearresearch Change image and share on social
Great things that can happen when you're doing a movie. James L. Brooks greathappenmovie Change image and share on social
I came to 20th Century Fox to do movies, and then they started a network, and they asked me to do a show as part of their starting what became the Fox network. James L. Brooks 20thaskcentury Change image and share on social
Tone is up for grabs in what we do - what's the tone of the scene. James L. Brooks grabscenetone Change image and share on social
What does it mean for an actor to make a part his own? It means that he takes on what you had intended and starts to put in his own stuff so that it becomes something that could only happen if he played it. James L. Brooks actorhappenintend share on social