I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
MEL BROOKSI know how to make it a great musical. I’ve got to. It’s like I’ve got to see it on stage.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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He who hesitates is poor.
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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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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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These 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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I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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I wish I was better looking.
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You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
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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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Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn’t work. You can be politically incorrect if you’re smart.
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When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I’ve always felt okay in Berlin.
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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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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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