If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
MEL BROOKSI loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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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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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn’t work. You can be politically incorrect if you’re smart.
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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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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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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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I wish I was better looking.
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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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As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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