I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films.
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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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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All short women have a delayed fuse. Marry a taller woman: My wife was an inch or two taller than me; it’s a sign of security.
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If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator you never win.
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I’ll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there’s some great comedy minds and performances.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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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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Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn’t work. You can be politically incorrect if you’re smart.
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Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance.
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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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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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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