Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
MEL BROOKSDom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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These men both publicly and privately have done so much for me. Without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick I would be living in a little motel just around the corner here, trying to make ends meet.
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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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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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When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I’ve always felt okay in Berlin.
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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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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
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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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We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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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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I’ll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there’s some great comedy minds and performances.
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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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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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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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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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