We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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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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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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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 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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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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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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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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