Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
MEL BROOKSI don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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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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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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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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There’s an army story in me, and I think there’s a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
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As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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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 loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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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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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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