We’re all blessed with a lot of timidity and a lot of worry and anxiety, and vanity is a good antidote.
MEL BROOKSLife literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
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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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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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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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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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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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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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