It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
MEL BROOKSI was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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I only direct in self-defense.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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I’m rather secular. I’m basically Jewish. But I think I’m Jewish not because of the Jewish religion at all.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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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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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.
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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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Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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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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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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We’re all blessed with a lot of timidity and a lot of worry and anxiety, and vanity is a good antidote.
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When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I’ve always felt okay in Berlin.
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