Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
MEL BROOKSThese men both publicly and privately have done so much for me. Without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick I would be living in a little motel just around the corner here, trying to make ends meet.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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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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There’s an army story in me, and I think there’s a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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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 Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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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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All short women have a delayed fuse. Marry a taller woman: My wife was an inch or two taller than me; it’s a sign of security.
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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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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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.
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You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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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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