All short women have a delayed fuse. Marry a taller woman: My wife was an inch or two taller than me; it’s a sign of security.
MEL BROOKSWe’re all blessed with a lot of timidity and a lot of worry and anxiety, and vanity is a good antidote.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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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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Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
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I’ll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there’s some great comedy minds and performances.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
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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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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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