No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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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 was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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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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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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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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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
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You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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Oh, 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.
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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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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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