Albert Brooks Quotes
I never, in anything I've ever done, tried to get you to like it. I was never going to succeed at that. That's not the way most entertainment is made. Most entertainment is trying to get you. It's tested, like toothpaste.
Quotes to Explore
-
The only difference between a dead skunk lying in the road and a dead lawyer lying in the road is that there are skid marks around the skunk.
-
When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
-
This little hobbit saves the world. The wizard kills the dragon and saves the town. So many people connect to that character; it doesn't matter if it's an elf or a hobbit or a dwarf. It doesn't matter. They're human in their heart and soul.
-
I always wanted to do things on my own terms, and unfortunately in this industry, that's not something that is easily given. You're at the mercy of other people, but then you still have that drive to continue on. That's an equation for a lot of heartbreak.
-
I'm a woman who eventually will get married and have kids - adopted at this point - but I see myself with a family and less time to commit to wanting to be a lead character.
-
The environmental movement, like all political processes, reacts best to disasters. But these are very slow, very gradual disasters in the making.
-
I've learned that for Indian people, the opportunity for us to succeed is very slim. So acting was a great tool for that. And in the process of learning about my culture, I've learned how to connect myself again to my ancestors.
-
I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
-
Americans have the right under the Second Amendment to own firearms, and that is not going to change.
-
And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
-
There are now hundreds of thousands of new engineers that are being trained in China. If people start finding themselves losing their jobs, not to the Chinese here but because China has become such a dominant force - then there could very well be a backlash.
-
Mark Ruffalo is just an amazing guy and an amazing director.
-
If you're overfishing at the top of the food chain, and acidifying the ocean at the bottom, you're creating a squeeze that could conceivably collapse the whole system.
-
In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
-
I don't want to be the type of person to have my relationships plastered in magazines.
-
I have to prove myself in a lot of ways - as an actor, as a person, as someone who can handle pressure.
-
Although they are unfailingly gracious, evangelicals are not so good at respecting professional boundaries.
-
How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts.
-
I put quite a bit of study into the horn, that's true. In fact, the neighbors threatened to ask my mother to move once, you know.
-
You musn't force sex to do the work of love or love to do the work of sex.
-
My heart started running away, like a pack of horses. Then it slowed down and became irregular.
-
My grandson, Max, who is an all state lacrosse player, once gave me some lacrosse advice: A limp pass is like a limp dick; it doesn't get the job done. I think the same can be said about limp writing.
-
The rules are drawn up by lawyers who are trying to protect the admirals and generals from the politicians; they’re not written by people who are worried about the guys on the ground getting shot.
-
I never, in anything I've ever done, tried to get you to like it. I was never going to succeed at that. That's not the way most entertainment is made. Most entertainment is trying to get you. It's tested, like toothpaste.
