Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn’t work. You can be politically incorrect if you’re smart.
MEL BROOKSAs 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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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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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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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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If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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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 we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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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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These men both publicly and privately have done so much for me. Without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick I would be living in a little motel just around the corner here, trying to make ends meet.
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