I’m rather secular. I’m basically Jewish. But I think I’m Jewish not because of the Jewish religion at all.
MEL BROOKSLife literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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I know how to make it a great musical. I’ve got to. It’s like I’ve got to see it on stage.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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There’s an army story in me, and I think there’s a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
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My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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Well, you know, ‘Spaceballs’ is a weird combination, because it’s a simple, sweet little fairytale, and it’s crazy and out-there and making fun of and taking apart sci-fi, ‘Star Wars’, and ‘Star Trek’.
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