Brickman Quotes

I secrete jokes like the pancreas secretes ... whatever the pancreas secretes. ~ Marshall Brickman

There is a pool of references in New York and Los Angeles that are almost exclusively drawn from the media, from the world of television and advertising. ~ Marshall Brickman

If I weren't a film maker, I'd probably be a handyman. ~ Marshall Brickman

O.K., helplessness is repugnant to me, as a father, as a piece of protoplasm. My parents were activists. I don't believe you can't do anything. ~ Marshall Brickman

What was going on? Brickman surmised that, in the case of the lottery winners, they now derived significantly less pleasure from ordinary events like buying clothes or talking to a friend. What was once enjoyable was no longer so. Psychologists call this the "hedonic treadmill." Much like a regular treadmill, the hedonic treadmill makes you sweat and should be avoided at all costs. Unlike a regular treadmill, however, the hedonic variety is definitely not good for your health. It will drive you nuts, this infinite cycle of pleasure and adaptation. Interestingly, there are two notable exceptions to the hedonic treadmill. Noise and big breasts. Studies have found that we never really get used to loud noises, despite prolonged exposure. Another study found that women who get breast implants never tire of the enjoyment it brings them, and presumably their companions feel the same. ~ Eric Weiner

New York and Los Angeles are really one city, and the rest of the country is America. ~ Marshall Brickman

I'll work by myself for years and then I'll think it'll be fun to et one of my friends like Marshall Brickman or Doug McGrath into a room and not be alone for the writing of the thing; to have the pleasure of taking walks and get lunch together; its sort of a fun process and then I do it and then I get back on my own for a while until I feel the need to do it again. ~ Woody Allen

Comedy comes easily to me, and so for me, comedy is suspect. ~ Marshall Brickman

The real beauty of democracy is that the average man believes he is above average. ~ Morrie Brickman

There's something mystical and wonderful about being in the room with the actual live performer s on stage that works. In film, it doesn't work so you're dependent on a great director to keep the thing moving along. ~ Marshall Brickman

I don't know whether the world is full of smart men bluffing or imbeciles who mean it. ~ Morrie Brickman

I don't believe in jogging. It extends your life - but by exactly the amount of time you spend jogging. ~ Marshall Brickman

As I started to develop as a director, I wanted to do projects that were inherently more cinematic, where the freight was not so much in the dialogue, where it would be carried more by the camera. ~ Marshall Brickman

I think there's just too much comedy. Sometimes I get requests from people: 'How do I get into comedy?' And I always say that what we need is more people in health care. And less people in comedy. ~ Marshall Brickman

When something good happens it's a miracle and you should wonder what God is saving up for you later. ~ Marshall Brickman

I now believe that there's only a certain amount of good luck in the world, and so if something good happens to me, that means something bad has to happen to somebody, somewhere. ~ Marshall Brickman