He who hesitates is poor.
MEL BROOKSWhen you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I’ve always felt okay in Berlin.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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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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Look, 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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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
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I wish I was better looking.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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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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But I have bad taste with a deep fount of intellectuality.
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