214 Quotes by Albert Brooks

It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than to be known by sixty million for something you're not.

The world really changed after 9/11, not just in the tragic way, but in every way. So it took me a couple of years to even understand how my art form I could process any of this. When the world changed, eliciting laughter with subjects that were funny to me before 9/11 just didnt seem good enough.

The whole world is tense. Everybody gets the international news. Theres been no American comedy at all that even remotely addresses the subject in any way. My goal isnt to solve the worlds problems. My character wasnt even able to do his assignment. But the premise of wanting to find out about somebody -- other than the stuff that the CIA will tell you -- theres no hope unless we do that.

If anything happens to me, tell every woman I've ever gone with I was talking about her at the end. That way, they'll have to reevaluate me.

A lot of alliteration from anxious anchors placed in powerful posts!

Twitter is the Devil's playground.

I cast unusual people in my movies.

I like movies about failing.

I never wanted to be a director.