Albert Brooks Quotes About Acting

Quotes about: Acting

• 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.

  Albert Brooks

  Jobs, Acting, Impossible

  "Albert Brooks Says He Knows His ‘Drive’ Character’s Entire Backstory" by Christopher Bell, www.indiewire.com. September 16, 2011.

• 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.

  Albert Brooks

  Couple, Class, Insecurity

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

• When I went to acting school, the kids that got the best grades were the kids that could cry on cue. But it didn't really translate into careers for any of them, because the external is the easy part.

  Albert Brooks

  School, Kids, Careers

• You can equate acting to a tennis game: When you're playing one of the best, you get better.

  Albert Brooks

  Games, Tennis, Get Better

  "Albert Brooks: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. January 2011.

• Steven Spielberg seems to have wanted to be a director from 13. He put his dog in a certain position and made him eat at four o'clock. He liked to direct it. But, to me, directing is tedious. Especially if you're acting in it. And I'm inherently lazy.

  Albert Brooks

  Dog, Lazy, Acting

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