The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.
MEL BROOKSIf God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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I’ll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there’s some great comedy minds and performances.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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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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Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
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As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance.
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I’m still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up.
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The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he made up that validates a story or character.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn’t work. You can be politically incorrect if you’re smart.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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