"When I audition, I understand what it takes and the insecurities that come with it. If I do anything, I put actors at ease. I used to tell directors who weren't actors, the best thing they could do was take an acting class for a couple of months. Just to understand."

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Source : "Auteur Albert Brooks Feels the "Drive". Interview with Jenelle Riley, www.backstage.com. September 14, 2011.

Albert Brooks

#Couple Quotes #Class Quotes #Insecurity Quotes

“So what should we say when children complete a taskâ€”say, math problemsâ€”quickly and perfectly? Should we deny them the praise they have earned? Yes. When this happens, I say, â€œWhoops. I guess that was too easy. I apologize for wasting your time. Letâ€™s do something you can really learn from!”
“In the final analysis, despite our diversity, there is only one type of vegan -- a person who is committed to and practices a reverence and respect for all life.”

Source : Joanne Stepaniak (2000). “Being Vegan”, McGraw Hill Professional
“Here's the problem. Most people are thinking about what they don't want, and they're wondering why it shows up over and over again.”

Source : FaceBook post by John Assaraf from Mar 06, 2014
“I definitely hope to attend UCLA in a year, and major in business.”
“I'm a Virgo and I'm more - I don't want to say 'negative' - but I'm the girl who thinks no one's coming to my birthday party, no one's buying my clothes, no one's reading my book, no one's watching my show - that's just how I think.”
“Pilot season tends to be grueling, because you can be thrown all of these auditions at once - last-minute, always - and you're going on three a day, especially back in the day.”

Source : Interview with Steve Heisler, www.avclub.com. May 19, 2010.
“Regret what? That secret operation was an excellent idea. It had the effect of drawing the Russians into the Afghan trap and you want me to regret it? The day that the Soviets officially crossed the border, I wrote to President Carter. We now have the opportunity of giving to the USSR its Vietnam war. Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought about the demoralization and finally the breakup of the Soviet empire.”
“When I was fifteen, I remember my mum taking me to the posh clothes shop on London Road to get my first grown-up coat. It was royal-blue and very adult, and I thought, Gosh, this is great! But when my mum said to the assistant, "What's the lowest price you'll take for this?" I nearly died of shame, and wanted to run away.”

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