A cinema villain essentially needs a moustache so he can twiddle with it gleefully as he cooks up his next nasty plan.
MEL BROOKSLife literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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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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If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
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I’m still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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Oh, I’m not a true genius. I’m a near genius. I would say I’m a short genius. I’d rather be tall and normal than a short genius.
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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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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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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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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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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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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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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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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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