If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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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I’m rather secular. I’m basically Jewish. But I think I’m Jewish not because of the Jewish religion at all.
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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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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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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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Everything starts with writing. And then to support your vision, your ideas, your philosophy, your jokes, whatever, you’ve gotta perform them and/or direct them, or sometimes just produce them.
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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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There’s an army story in me, and I think there’s a WWII Brooks film somewhere.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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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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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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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 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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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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