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
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- All improv turns into anger. All comedy improv basically turns into anger, because that's all people know how to do when they're improvising. If you notice shows that are improvising are generally people yelling at each other.
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