No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
MEL BROOKSIf God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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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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I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.
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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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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.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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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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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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We’re all blessed with a lot of timidity and a lot of worry and anxiety, and vanity is a good antidote.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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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 loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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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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