We rest our case on the production numbers.
MEL BROOKSThe 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.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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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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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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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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I only direct in self-defense.
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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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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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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
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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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I’ll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there’s some great comedy minds and performances.
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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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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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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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