Albert Brooks Quotes

Normally movies have the same people they use over and over for everything. It's called typecasting. They don't like to take chances. They'll go with the guy they had before.

Albert Brooks

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 22, 1947

Topics

PeopleGoMoviesOverEverything

I love learning, and I think that curiosity is a wonderful gift.

Andie MacDowell

LoveLearningCuriosityGiftThink

If you could have a book called My Favorite Six Stories, I don't think I'd have trouble doing that.

Ann Beattie

BookThinkDoingYouTroubleSix

My legs are long but my body is too short.

Sophie Monk

ShortLongBodyLegsToo

My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised.

Robin Wright

MotherConfidenceMeMomWhatever

As an actor, I had noticed very vividly that very few directors know how to direct actors because they haven't done it.

Robin Wright

KnowDoneActorBecauseHowNoticed

Cats aren't cooperative in the same way that other animals are. You can train a dog to act, but you can't train a cat in the same way.

Michael Showalter

DogCatsYouTrainAnimalsWay

I think probably songwriters are gonna be the toughest critics... I think of it as a community. And we all sort of feed off of each other.

Jason Isbell

CommunityThinkCriticsFeedOff

A lot of financial technology is foolhardy. Saying, 'We're going to kill banks. We're going to disrupt everything,' ignores some realities.

Chris Larsen

TechnologySayingFinancialGoing

I do enjoy reading some science fiction.

Colin Farrell

ScienceReadingEnjoyScience Fiction

I wasn't put on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' as a plus-size model; I was put on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' as a model, as a rookie, as Ashley Graham.

Ashley Graham

SportsRookieModelCoverPut

Sometimes you need to speak up about what you're standing for.

Pierre Nanterme

SpeakYouSometimesNeedUpAbout

Yes, Vajpayee and Advani are very clever speakers, but that does not mean everything they say is true.

Sharad Pawar

SayTrueCleverMeanThey SayYes

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