Comedy is lively, comedy is joy, and that's what keeps us [people] going, we've got to look forward to little, little happiness's.… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
I was adored [as a kid]. I was always in the air, hurled up and kissed and thrown in the air again.… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
I try to give my work everything I've got, because when you're dead or you're out of the business or you're in… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
There's a lot of things that I've done to stick into the box set. You never have it this good. I think… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
I usually start with the words. The rhythm of the words gives me the rhythm of the song, and then I look… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
When I was a little kid, if somebody said they were thirty-five, I'd say "Oooh, they're going to die soon". But as… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
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… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
Comedy is lively, comedy is joy, and that's what keeps us [people] going, we've got to look forward to little, little happiness's. Little, little… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
All right, I am often brash, rude and brutally direct. Someday I'm going to die and I don't have time to toe-dance around the… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
I don't think in terms of results at all. I think: what next insanity can I shock the world with? — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
My mother is very short - four-eleven. She could walk under tables and never hit her head. — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
The audience. They see the name Mel Brooks, they want something really funny. They don't want to be moved; they don't want to be… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
I realised that all one really had to do was just observe. Observe and slightly exaggerate, and you had comedy. Instead of creating a… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
Look, I really don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive, you got to flap your arms and legs,… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
![“Comedy is lively, comedy is joy, and that's what keeps us [people] going, we've got to look forward to little, little happiness's. Little, little joys, and comedy is very, very important, it's a vital. We underestimate its value, but we should see more comedies. Comedy is life giving, it's…” quote by Mel Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/936/mel-brooks-2308_believe_comedy-is-lively-comedy-is-joy-and-that_36043.jpg)
![“I was adored [as a kid]. I was always in the air, hurled up and kissed and thrown in the air again. Until I was six, my feet didn't touch the ground. "Look at those eyes! That nose! Those lips! That tooth! Get that child away from me, quick! I'll eat him!" Giving that up was very difficult later…” quote by Mel Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9c9/mel-brooks-2308_air_i-was-adored-as-a-kid-i-was-always-in-th_1471838.jpg)
![“There's a lot of things that I've done to stick into the box set. You never have it this good. I think people should bargain. They shouldn't just buy the set, it's a little expensive [anyway]. But they should say - I'll give them dialogue, I'm a good writer.” quote by Mel Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cc5/mel-brooks-2308_bargains_there-s-a-lot-of-things-that-i-ve-done-t_2382478.jpg)
![“The audience. They see the name Mel Brooks, they want something really funny. They don't want to be moved; they don't want to be taught any lessons. [...] I get more letters for Twelve Chairs and Life Stinks than I get from any other movies, because people actually agree with the philosophy…” quote by Mel Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/516/mel-brooks-2308_agree_the-audience-they-see-the-name-mel-brook_114482.jpg)
