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’.
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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You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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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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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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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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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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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 God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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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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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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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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