Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
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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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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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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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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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 want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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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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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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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’m still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up.
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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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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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