Albert Brooks Quotes

There've been a few mother-daughter movies that are somewhat realistic. But the mother-son movies are more comical than realistic: 'Throw Momma from the Train,' 'Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot.' You don't sit in the dark and go, 'Oh my God, that's my mother.'

Albert Brooks

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MotherGodMomYouDarkTrain

Haven't a lot of us just missed at a lot of things and thought that we wouldn't have another chance at it? So we give up early.

Jennifer Holliday

ChanceThoughtEarlyMissedUpUs

Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar.

John Ciardi

WarmSugarMilkSpongeWritten

We are trying to communicate a fulfilled ideal. Does anybody remember laughter?

Robert Plant

LaughterRememberTryingCommunicate

When I am up in Paris then the restaurant which has remained my favourite for the past decade is Guy Savoy. The menu is huge, sophisticated and very creative but I keep to simple choices.

Jean Reno

SimplePastCreativeI AmChoices

My job at Stanford is rather different from the ones I had held previously in that my own ambitions must take a back seat to the well-being of the students with whom I work.

Robert B. Laughlin

WorkJobBackWell-BeingMy OwnOwn

I am not a lawyer or an expert on the Constitution. But as the chairman and CEO of a major health plan, I had a ringside seat to the entire health-care reform process.

Ron Williams

HealthI AmLawyerConstitutionPlan

I'm really encouraged by the progress I've seen with what they're doing with the women in WWE, but I feel like there's a lot more than can be done.

Ronda Rousey

WomenProgressFeelDoingDoneMore

Martial arts is like dance. It's so beautiful and what I love about the martial arts mostly is that what it basically says is you take their energy and you redirect it. Then if you need to, use it on them. That whole thing about redirecting energy I love.

Rutger Hauer

LoveBeautifulDanceEnergyYou

The first thing I do on a Sunday is five hours in front of the TV watching football, football, football. I watch my games back and pick out what didn't go right and try to make sure it goes well next time.

Romelu Lukaku

TimeFootballBackSundayGoTry

The why of why we are here is an intrigue for adolescents; the how is what must command the living.

Lorraine Hansberry

LivingWhyHereMustCommandHow

I wanted to be a set designer when I was young.

Judi Dench

YoungSetWantedDesigner

That's what I care about is the people I work with and representing them and helping to make their music apparent for the rest of the world.

Diplo

WorkMusicPeopleWorldRestCare

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