As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.
MEL BROOKSI only direct in self-defense.
More Mel Brooks Quotes
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If presidents can’t do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
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He who hesitates is poor.
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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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Dom DeLuise was a big man in every way. He was big in size and created big laughter and joy.
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We want to get people laughing; we don’t want to offend anybody.
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I don’t have a mission. I don’t have a torch to burn.
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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
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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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Humor is just another defense against the universe.
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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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I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.
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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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Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director.
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Immortality is a by-product of good work.
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I’m still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up.
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