You’re always a little disappointing in person because you can’t be the edited essence of yourself.
MEL BROOKSNo, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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As far as songwriters, I’ve always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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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 like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator you never win.
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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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Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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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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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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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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I’m still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up.
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