Humor is just another defense against the universe.
MEL BROOKSDom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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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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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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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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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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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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I’ll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there’s some great comedy minds and performances.
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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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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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