We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
MEL BROOKSEverything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
MEL BROOKSI love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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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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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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.
MEL BROOKSLook, 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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As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.
MEL BROOKSAs long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.
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I only direct in self-defense.
MEL BROOKSI only direct in self-defense.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
MEL BROOKSA lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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He who hesitates is poor.
MEL BROOKSHe who hesitates is poor.
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
MEL BROOKSI was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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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.
MEL BROOKSRhetoric 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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If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
MEL BROOKSIf you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
MEL BROOKSIf God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
MEL BROOKSImmortality is a by-product of good work.
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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
MEL BROOKSNo, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
MEL BROOKSMad About You’ was very fun.
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