When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I’ve always felt okay in Berlin.
MEL BROOKSEvery human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
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The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.
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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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If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator you never win.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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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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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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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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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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