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.
MEL BROOKSIt’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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A cinema villain essentially needs a moustache so he can twiddle with it gleefully as he cooks up his next nasty plan.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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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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As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.
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All short women have a delayed fuse. Marry a taller woman: My wife was an inch or two taller than me; it’s a sign of security.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
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