Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
MEL BROOKSWe’re all blessed with a lot of timidity and a lot of worry and anxiety, and vanity is a good antidote.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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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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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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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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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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We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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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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I like Chris Rock. He’s dangerous.
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I don’t believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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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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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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