Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer.

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I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.

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Mel Brooks

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, 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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If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.

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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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If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.

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Humor is just another defense against the universe.

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Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.

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A lot of music is mathematics. It's balance.

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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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Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn't work. You can be politically incorrect if you're smart.

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Mel Brooks