No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
MEL BROOKSIf God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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As far as songwriters, I’ve always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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All short women have a delayed fuse. Marry a taller woman: My wife was an inch or two taller than me; it’s a sign of security.
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You’re always a little disappointing in person because you can’t be the edited essence of yourself.
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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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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.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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We’re all blessed with a lot of timidity and a lot of worry and anxiety, and vanity is a good antidote.
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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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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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I only direct in self-defense.
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If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
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You’ve got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you’re not alive.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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I wish I was better looking.
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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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A cinema villain essentially needs a moustache so he can twiddle with it gleefully as he cooks up his next nasty plan.
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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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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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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
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