Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
MEL BROOKSThere’s an army story in me, and I think there’s a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
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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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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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I wish I was better looking.
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I 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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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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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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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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You’re always a little disappointing in person because you can’t be the edited essence of yourself.
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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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We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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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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I know how to make it a great musical. I’ve got to. It’s like I’ve got to see it on stage.
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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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