I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
MEL BROOKSA cinema villain essentially needs a moustache so he can twiddle with it gleefully as he cooks up his next nasty plan.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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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.
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I wish I was better looking.
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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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I love writing songs. I’m a songwriter.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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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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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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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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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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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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