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.
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.
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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Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn’t work. You can be politically incorrect if you’re smart.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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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 love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
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If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator you never win.
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A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
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I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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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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