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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

And he said to me, "I'll give youhalf a million dollars

And he said to me, "I'll give you
half a million dollars

Full Transcript

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And he said to me,
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"I'll give you half a million dollars.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:04
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary about the comedian and filmmaker Albert Brooks which includes interviews from Sharon Stone, Larry David, James L. Brooks, Conan O'Brien, Sarah Silverman, and Jonah Hill.
You have to take a letter of credit out at a bank - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:10
You have to take a letter of credit out at a bank
The man in Chicago, he keeps calling me and saying, - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:09
The man in Chicago, he keeps calling me and saying,
I don't want a call in the middle of the night - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:05
I don't want a call in the middle of the night
So, I thought maybe I could swear to God - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:05
So, I thought maybe I could swear to God
I, Albert Brooks, swear to God I won't go over budget. - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:05
I, Albert Brooks, swear to God I won't go over budget.
If I do, I will pay every penny out of my own pocket, - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:08
If I do, I will pay every penny out of my own pocket,
Real Life was made independently, - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:08
Real Life was made independently,
And I get a call that said, "We're rethinking this. - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:05
And I get a call that said, "We're rethinking this...
We're not gonna go to New York. Let's not do the critics now. - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:07
We're not gonna go to New York. Let's not do the c...
Let's open in Honolulu, in Dallas, and New Orleans." - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:15
Let's open in Honolulu, in Dallas, and New Orleans.&quo...
If you pull it out of the critics' screenings, - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:08
If you pull it out of the critics' screenings,
And I said, - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:18
And I said,
And you know, I got the reviews that started my career. - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:10
And you know, I got the reviews that started my career.
So, you mentioned Harry Shearer, that you worked - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:10
So, you mentioned Harry Shearer, that you worked
Monica understood the Albert Brooks character - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:09
Monica understood the Albert Brooks character
I wanted to be in a room or in a car with her - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:09
I wanted to be in a room or in a car with her
She got everything. And then she could - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:06
She got everything. And then she could
...and you know, just something really-- - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:06
...and you know, just something really--
I became aware of Albert on The Tonight Show. - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:17
I became aware of Albert on The Tonight Show.
I'm, you know, much older now. I can still be that guy. - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:06
I'm, you know, much older now. I can still be that guy.