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.
MEL BROOKSI love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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But I have bad taste with a deep fount of intellectuality.
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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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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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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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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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I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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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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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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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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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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