It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
MEL BROOKSImmortality is a by-product of good work.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
-
-
When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I’ve always felt okay in Berlin.
MEL BROOKS -
I know how to make it a great musical. I’ve got to. It’s like I’ve got to see it on stage.
MEL BROOKS -
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.
MEL BROOKS -
Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
MEL BROOKS -
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.
MEL BROOKS -
You’re always a little disappointing in person because you can’t be the edited essence of yourself.
MEL BROOKS -
I only direct in self-defense.
MEL BROOKS -
If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
MEL BROOKS -
A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity.
MEL BROOKS -
A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
MEL BROOKS -
My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
MEL BROOKS -
Mad About You’ was very fun.
MEL BROOKS -
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 BROOKS -
Look, I don’t want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you’re alive you’ve got to flap your arms and legs.
MEL BROOKS -
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’.
MEL BROOKS