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
When I was a little kid at home, I thought the whole world was Jewish. For years I thought Roosevelt was Jewish.… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
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… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
When you get big special effects pictures, sci-fi and things, there's little or no comedy. Or it's a domestic comedy and there's… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
The Twelve Chairs is about the same thing. It's all about money or love. We know we need money, we know we… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
The thing is to be brave and move the audience with you, instead of cater to the lowest common denominator, you know,… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
When I was a little boy, I thought when I grew up I would talk Yiddish. I thought little kids talked English,… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
I always thought it was great to be able to make people feel better. It was a little like being God. — 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
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
