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.
MEL BROOKSYou got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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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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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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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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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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I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.
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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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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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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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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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