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.
MEL BROOKSIf Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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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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I’ll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there’s some great comedy minds and performances.
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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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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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The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he made up that validates a story or character.
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Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn’t work. You can be politically incorrect if you’re smart.
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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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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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A cinema villain essentially needs a moustache so he can twiddle with it gleefully as he cooks up his next nasty plan.
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