I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.
MEL BROOKSI was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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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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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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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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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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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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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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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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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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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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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 like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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