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.
MEL BROOKSOh, I’m not a true genius. I’m a near genius. I would say I’m a short genius. I’d rather be tall and normal than a short genius.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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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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If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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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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I only direct in self-defense.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he made up that validates a story or character.
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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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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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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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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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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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