A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
MEL BROOKSThe brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he made up that validates a story or character.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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I know how to make it a great musical. I’ve got to. It’s like I’ve got to see it on stage.
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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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Everything starts with writing. And then to support your vision, your ideas, your philosophy, your jokes, whatever, you’ve gotta perform them and/or direct them, or sometimes just produce them.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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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.
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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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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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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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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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Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
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My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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