Usually I Don't Like To

Albert [brooks] Was Rare In That He Could Make Adults Laugh. He Was A Prodigy. At Age 15 And 16, He Could Make My Dad Laugh Uncontrollably. And Whenever We Had Parties, Some Of The Funniest People Of My Generation - Whether It Was Billy Crystal Or Robin Williams Or John Belushi - Would Be Doing Shtick.

You Work With Every Actor Differently. It's Like If You're A Mother, If You Have Children, Some Children Need More Discipline. Other Children You Back Off Of A Little Bit And Let Them Be. It's The Same Way With Actors. Some Actors Need A Lot Of Hand Holding. Other Actors Like To Be Let Be And You Let Them Go. Some Actors Like To Be Nudged Just A Little Bit. Some Actors Don't Mind Line Readings.

The Idea Of Playing A Part Where I Get To Wear A Completely Undetectable Hairpiece... You Can't Walk Away From That.

I Was A Kid Who Was Really Unhappy With Being Bussed. I Was One Of The Angry People In The Halls.

Pretty Much Anything You Laughed At In The Second Half Of The 20th Century Can Be Traced Back To Your Show Of Shows.