"Albert Lawrence Brooks" is an American actor, voice actor, writer, comedian, and director. He received an Academy Award nomination in 1987 for his role in Broadcast News (film)/Broadcast News. His voice acting credits include Marlin the clownfish in Finding Nemo, and recurring guest voices for the animated television series The Simpsons, including Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie. Additionally, he has written, directed and starred in several comedy films such as Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985) and Defending Your Life (1991) and is the author of the satire 2030 (novel)/2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America (2011).

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I come from the place where I am thinking 'I have put my blood on the pages.'

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When we spoke, he told me, 'The Newsweek thing has changed the world.' And I said, 'Wasn't it 9/11 that changed the world?' But Michael said he just didn't want to take a chance.

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If we had 3 million exhibitionists and only one voyeur, nobody could make any money.

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I'd still like to see 'Survivor' minus the planned show-biz parts. That would be the purest form of show business - I want to see someone so hungry that they eat somebody else's foot.

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I was allowed to film in the biggest mosque in India and when I told the imam the plot of the movie he started to laugh.

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Even if you didn't see the movie, you'd see two words you'd never seen put together before - comedy and Muslim. Comedy is friendly - it's the least offensive word in our language.

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Bullfights are hugely popular because you can sit comfortably with a hot dog and possibly watch a man die. It won't be me, but I can sit comfortably and watch it.

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Fear is playing a major part in Hollywood production.

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I'm not interesting enough on my own that you'd want to see a film about me.

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