Albert Brooks Quotes
I'm a member of the Academy, but I don't know who all the other Academy members are. It's not like a politician who knows who is in the Iowa caucus.
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You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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I'm not the kind of director who aims to send a message out.
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When you're listening to the radio, you're hearing dance beats, all the bells and whistles, and 'Say Something' makes you quiet and forces you to listen.
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You are always, always overwhelmed by positive response because you know it can go either way.
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Kabir Khan is that rare director who manages to merge Bollywood formula with a good story.
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I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once. I am happy being here and all the things that are a risk I normally avoid.
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My message with 'LazyTown' has always been really simple; I just want to get kids and families moving together.
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I just went to see too many movies and I sat in too many dark matinees watching those old serials.
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When I first started, it was really an innocent response to the needs of women in rural areas. When we started planting trees to meet their needs, there was nothing beyond that. I did not see all the issues that I have to come to deal with.
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You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which 'clicks.'
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How does one leave Social Security and Medicare untouched, grow defense by more than $50 billion, slash taxes, launch a $1 trillion infrastructure program - and not explode the deficit and national debt?
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I learned how to sing in front of a lot of people and to hone my skills alongside some of the greatest performers of all time.
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I was a bit of a lost lamb in my twenties, trying to find my higher calling.
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The Christian notion of the possibility of redemption is incomprehensible to the computer.
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Conservatives really don't believe in politics as the primary instrument of getting along in life and therefore don't tend to put their energy into it a way people left of center do.
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A film is a director's vision... there is, however, much input an actor or actress can have.
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On the whole, I have quite a low opinion of men.
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I want to be clear: The United States of America has done what we said we would do. That’s not to say that our work is complete.
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If Warren Buffett could change his mind about investing in airlines, Mohnish Pabrai could change his mind about investing in autos. Pabrai, who has modeled his investment career and fee structure after Buffett's original partnership, counts General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, and Ferrari in his highly concentrated portfolio.
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We had no idea what we were in for when we started Blue Sky. We just had an idea of what we wanted to do. When we got to a point where it seemed impossible, we just kept doing it. After 18 years, we have a lot of it done.
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People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live under. To this question there is only one answer. The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all.
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I've been lucky enough to play some funny, nasty ladies in my day, and if you can make them foolish, they're even funnier.
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I'm a member of the Academy, but I don't know who all the other Academy members are. It's not like a politician who knows who is in the Iowa caucus.
