I only direct in self-defense.
MEL BROOKSThere’s an army story in me, and I think there’s a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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But I have bad taste with a deep fount of intellectuality.
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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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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.
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Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
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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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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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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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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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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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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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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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