It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
MEL BROOKSI’m rather secular. I’m basically Jewish. But I think I’m Jewish not because of the Jewish religion at all.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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But I have bad taste with a deep fount of intellectuality.
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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
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I only direct in self-defense.
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A lot of music is mathematics. It’s balance.
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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.
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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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My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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As far as songwriters, I’ve always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me.
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If Shaw and Einstein couldn’t beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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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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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I’ve always felt okay in Berlin.
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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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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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