If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
MEL BROOKSIf Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
MEL BROOKSI don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
MEL BROOKSWell, 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 BROOKSWe want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
MEL BROOKSYou got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
MEL BROOKSImmortality is a by-product of good work.
MEL BROOKSI wish I was better looking.
MEL BROOKSIf God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
MEL BROOKSLook, 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.
MEL BROOKSI know how to make it a great musical. I’ve got to. It’s like I’ve got to see it on stage.
MEL BROOKSThere’s an army story in me, and I think there’s a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
MEL BROOKSI’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 BROOKSJudd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
MEL BROOKSDom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
MEL BROOKSIt’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
MEL BROOKSMy job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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