There’s an army story in me, and I think there’s a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
MEL BROOKSA lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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I only direct in self-defense.
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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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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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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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Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
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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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He who hesitates is poor.
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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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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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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
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These men both publicly and privately have done so much for me. Without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick I would be living in a little motel just around the corner here, trying to make ends meet.
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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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I know how to make it a great musical. I’ve got to. It’s like I’ve got to see it on stage.
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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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