Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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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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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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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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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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
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Everything starts with writing. And then to support your vision, your ideas, your philosophy, your jokes, whatever, you’ve gotta perform them and/or direct them, or sometimes just produce them.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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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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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
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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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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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