Everything starts with writing. And then to support your vision, your ideas, your philosophy, your jokes, whatever, you’ve gotta perform them and/or direct them, or sometimes just produce them.
MEL BROOKSIf God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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I only direct in self-defense.
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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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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
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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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If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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I wish I was better looking.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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