Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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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 was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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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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You’ve got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you’re not alive.
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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 only direct in self-defense.
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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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Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
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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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You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
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As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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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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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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