I’m rather secular. I’m basically Jewish. But I think I’m Jewish not because of the Jewish religion at all.
MEL BROOKSIt’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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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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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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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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These men both publicly and privately have done so much for me. Without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick I would be living in a little motel just around the corner here, trying to make ends meet.
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As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.
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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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I only direct in self-defense.
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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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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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