Humor is just another defense against the universe.
MEL BROOKSI wish I was better looking.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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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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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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If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator you never win.
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You’re always a little disappointing in person because you can’t be the edited essence of yourself.
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I’ll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there’s some great comedy minds and performances.
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You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
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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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I only direct in self-defense.
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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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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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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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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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