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.
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.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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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’.
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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 wish I was better looking.
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We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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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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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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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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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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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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