He who hesitates is poor.
MEL BROOKSWell, 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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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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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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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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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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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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But I have bad taste with a deep fount of intellectuality.
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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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I’ll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there’s some great comedy minds and performances.
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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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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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You’re always a little disappointing in person because you can’t be the edited essence of yourself.
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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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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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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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