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.
MEL BROOKSI love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
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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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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.
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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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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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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 you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
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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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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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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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