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’.
MEL BROOKSI was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.
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I wish I was better looking.
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My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.
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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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You’ve got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you’re not alive.
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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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Mad About You’ was very fun.
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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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I was in the army, and to me it was like a newsreel.
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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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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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It’s talent. Either you got it or you ain’t.
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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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We rest our case on the production numbers.
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As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.
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