We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
MEL BROOKSWe want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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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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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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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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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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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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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 don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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There’s an army story in me, and I think there’s a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator you never win.
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