There’s an army story in me, and I think there’s a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
MEL BROOKSLife literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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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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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 you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
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The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he made up that validates a story or character.
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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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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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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
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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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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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Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
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I wish I was better looking.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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