All Quotes by Albert Brooks
“I've always been in the middle of making my own movies, so taking acting jobs that take me away from that has been impossible.”
“All improv turns into anger. All comedy improv basically turns into anger, because that's all people know how to do when they're improvising. If you notice shows that are improvising are generally people yelling at each other.”
“I think anger and laughter are very close to each other, when you think about it.”
“Even in my comedies, I don't take anger as a joke. I think anger and laughter are very close to each other, when you think about it. One of the things I like about a character: I always think it's fascinating when a character can turn on a dime and go from one emotion to another. I like watching that.”
“I can't not put humor in a book.”
“I made my living in comedy, but I'm not a silly person. I've got all these sides to me. Even in my movies that I've written myself, the characters sometimes border on great anger or nutsiness or other kinds of behavior. I'm not just doing fart jokes for two hours.”
“I can't not put humor in a book.”