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.
MEL BROOKSRhetoric 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.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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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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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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I’ll accept bad taste in a minute, as long as there’s some great comedy minds and performances.
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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
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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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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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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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Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn’t work. You can be politically incorrect if you’re smart.
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You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it.
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But I have bad taste with a deep fount of intellectuality.
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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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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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