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Mel Brooks Quotes

I was born on the kitchen table. We were so poor my mother couldn’t afford to have me; the lady next door gave birth to me Picture Quote #1

Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin Picture Quote #1

Being brave is being scared and worried and still doing it [what you do]. Because if you’re just a wacko, a mashugana, a crazy guy, then you’re not brave, your nuts! Picture Quote #1

You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it Picture Quote #1

I also try to surround myself with people I love - make a family out of the company. So I tend to use the same people over and over. There’s a sort of Mel Brooks Repertory Company Picture Quote #1

A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity. We’re all blessed with a lot of timidity and a lot of worry and anxiety, and vanity is a good antidote Picture Quote #1

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You’re young forever when you write. Alfred Hitchcock directed until the day he died. As long as you don’t have any dementia or Alzheimer’s, if you have your All-Bran every day and clear yourself out, I think your brains are gonna be all right Picture Quote #1

You cannot have fun with anything that you don’t love or admire or respect Picture Quote #1

Organizations like the CIA and the FBI are still kind of supermen, kind of SS troops: We’re blond and the best and everyone else should be incinerated. They don’t know right from wrong. That’s what makes a satire of these government bureaus really funny Picture Quote #1

When we got to our hotel rooms, mosquitoes as big as George Foreman were waiting for us. They were sitting in armchairs with their legs crossed Picture Quote #1

THE 2,000-YEAR-OLD MAN’S SECRETS OF LONGEVITY 1. Don’t run for a bus - there’ll always be another. 2. Never, ever touch fried food. 3. Stay out of a Ferrari or any other small Italian car. 4. Eat fruit - a nectarine - even a rotten plum is good Picture Quote #1

A lot of music is mathematics. It's balance Picture Quote #1

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Woody Allen is a genius. His films are wonderful. He’s poetic, but he’s also a critic. He artfully steps back from a social setting and criticizes it without - I suspect - without letting himself be vulnerable to it Picture Quote #1

If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none Picture Quote #1

Hope for the best. Expect the worst. Life is a play. We're unrehearsed Picture Quote #1

Good taste is the enemy of comedy Picture Quote #1

Cat angels are the reason there are no mice angels Picture Quote #1

We want to get people laughing; we don't want to offend anybody Picture Quote #1

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Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you Picture Quote #1

If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colorful and lively Picture Quote #1

He who hesitates is poor Picture Quote #1

Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said Picture Quote #1

The final test of fame is to have a crazy person imagine he is you Picture Quote #1

Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers Picture Quote #1

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You want to be as smart as you can about being stupid Picture Quote #1

Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love Picture Quote #1

If God wanted us to fly, he would have given us tickets Picture Quote #1

I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front Picture Quote #1

Humor is just another defense against the universe Picture Quote #1

Do you have a dollar on you? I hate to answer questions for nothing Picture Quote #1

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I was born on the kitchen table. We were so poor my mother couldn’t afford to have me; the lady next door gave birth to me. (Mel Brooks Quotes) Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.... (Mel Brooks Quotes) Being brave is being scared and worried and still doing it [what you do]. Because if you’re just a wacko, a mashugana, a crazy guy, then you’re not brave, your nuts! (Mel Brooks Quotes) You got to be brave. If you feel something, you’ve really got to risk it. (Mel Brooks Quotes) I also try to surround myself with people I love - make a family out of the company. So I tend to use the same people over and over. There’s a sort of Mel Brooks Repertory Company (Mel Brooks Quotes) A brushstroke of vanity is good to add into the mix, to balance your timidity. We’re all blessed with a lot of timidity and a lot of worry and anxiety, and vanity is a good antidote. (Mel Brooks Quotes) You’re young forever when you write. Alfred Hitchcock directed until the day he died. As long as you don’t have any dementia or Alzheimer’s, if you have your All-Bran every day and clear yourself out, I think your brains are gonna be all right. (Mel Brooks Quotes) You cannot have fun with anything that you don’t love or admire or respect (Mel Brooks Quotes) Organizations like the CIA and the FBI are still kind of supermen, kind of SS troops: We’re blond and the best and everyone else should be incinerated. They don’t know right from wrong. That’s what makes a satire of these government bureaus really funny (Mel Brooks Quotes) When we got to our hotel rooms, mosquitoes as big as George Foreman were waiting for us. They were sitting in armchairs with their legs crossed (Mel Brooks Quotes) THE 2,000-YEAR-OLD MAN’S SECRETS OF LONGEVITY 1. Don’t run for a bus - there’ll always be another. 2. Never, ever touch fried food. 3. Stay out of a Ferrari or any other small Italian car. 4. Eat fruit - a nectarine - even a rotten plum is good (Mel Brooks Quotes) A lot of music is mathematics. It's balance (Mel Brooks Quotes) Woody Allen is a genius. His films are wonderful. He’s poetic, but he’s also a critic. He artfully steps back from a social setting and criticizes it without - I suspect - without letting himself be vulnerable to it (Mel Brooks Quotes) If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none (Mel Brooks Quotes) Hope for the best. Expect the worst. Life is a play. We're unrehearsed (Mel Brooks Quotes) Good taste is the enemy of comedy (Mel Brooks Quotes) Cat angels are the reason there are no mice angels (Mel Brooks Quotes) We want to get people laughing; we don't want to offend anybody (Mel Brooks Quotes) Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you (Mel Brooks Quotes) If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colorful and lively (Mel Brooks Quotes) He who hesitates is poor (Mel Brooks Quotes) Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said (Mel Brooks Quotes) The final test of fame is to have a crazy person imagine he is you (Mel Brooks Quotes) Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers (Mel Brooks Quotes) You want to be as smart as you can about being stupid (Mel Brooks Quotes) Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love (Mel Brooks Quotes) If God wanted us to fly, he would have given us tickets (Mel Brooks Quotes) I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front (Mel Brooks Quotes) Humor is just another defense against the universe (Mel Brooks Quotes) Do you have a dollar on you? I hate to answer questions for nothing (Mel Brooks Quotes)

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