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Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

When was the first timeyou ever saw Albert? Probably, The Tonight Show. The Tonight Show?-...

When was the first time
you ever saw Albert? Probably, The Tonight Show. The Tonight Show?
- I think so. Yeah

Full Transcript

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When was the first time you ever saw Albert?
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Probably, The Tonight Show.
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The Tonight Show? - I think so. Yeah.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:34
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.
He's a very inventive young man. Um, and he does-- - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:12
He's a very inventive young man. Um, and he does--
Before I did Carson, I did A hundred variety shows. - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:06
Before I did Carson, I did A hundred variety shows.
Sullivan, Johnny Cash, Helen Reddy, Glen Campbell, - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:11
Sullivan, Johnny Cash, Helen Reddy, Glen Campbell,
So, I came to Carson late, so I didn't have that fear. - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:06
So, I came to Carson late, so I didn't have that fear.
Not until you do Carson do you realize what that was. - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:09
Not until you do Carson do you realize what that was.
...you pick up your cleaning, "Hey, great bit!" - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:05
...you pick up your cleaning, "Hey, great bit!"
I was gonna take the time that I usually do a spot - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:07
I was gonna take the time that I usually do a spot
It was punk rock, - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:06
It was punk rock,
He saw the old Hollywood way. And instead of just saying, - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:08
He saw the old Hollywood way. And instead of just saying,
And I spent my own money, took a film crew, - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:11
And I spent my own money, took a film crew,
This is, uh, - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:11
This is, uh,
You couldn't believe the nerve of it. - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:05
You couldn't believe the nerve of it.
♪ (UP-TEMPO GUITAR PLAYING) ♪ - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:07
♪ (UP-TEMPO GUITAR PLAYING) ♪
There was a certain Wallenda aspect. - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:05
There was a certain Wallenda aspect.
♪ (PEPPY MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:07
♪ (PEPPY MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪ - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:13
♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪
I know. You're the only guy I know - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:20
I know. You're the only guy I know
Your brain has to work on such a level - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:10
Your brain has to work on such a level
Carson was encouraging to do something new every time - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:13
Carson was encouraging to do something new every time
And he's the first dude I ever seen, - Albert Brooks: Defending My Life 00:10
And he's the first dude I ever seen,