No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
MEL BROOKSLook, I don’t want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you’re alive you’ve got to flap your arms and legs.
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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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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 love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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I wish I was better looking.
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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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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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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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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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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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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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There’s an army story in me, and I think there’s a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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