Humor is just another defense against the universe.
MEL BROOKSA brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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I’m rather secular. I’m basically Jewish. But I think I’m Jewish not because of the Jewish religion at all.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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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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Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
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When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I’ve always felt okay in Berlin.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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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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