If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
MEL BROOKSTragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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I’m rather secular. I’m basically Jewish. But I think I’m Jewish not because of the Jewish religion at all.
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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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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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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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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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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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Look, I don’t want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you’re alive you’ve got to flap your arms and legs.
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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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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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Oh, I’m not a true genius. I’m a near genius. I would say I’m a short genius. I’d rather be tall and normal than a short genius.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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