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.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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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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Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn’t work. You can be politically incorrect if you’re smart.
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I wish I was better looking.
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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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My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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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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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 don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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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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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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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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