Look, I had to take chances or it wasn't fun being funny. Mel Brooks More Quotes by Mel Brooks More Quotes From Mel Brooks 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 I get older it doesn't mean a thing. You mustn't ever give in. Never give in to thinking you're old, because you're never old. Your mind, and I tell you this and listen to me carefully, your mind is never, ever old, it's eternally young. Mel Brooks meankidsthinking Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die. Mel Brooks suicidefunnydeath The Twelve Chairs is about the same thing. It's all about money or love. We know we need money, we know we have to get money, we know we have to hurt others to get money. But we don't know until maybe it's a little too late in life that love is the most important thing. Love, friendship, affection, bonhomie, whatever. Those are the only things that really count: to love and be loved. Mel Brooks importanthurtlove-is 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, or were moved, or they love the movie. Mel Brooks want-somethingnamesphilosophy 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 invigorating. I really believe it. Mel Brooks givingbelievepeople I love spaghetti and sex, sometimes together. My dream of heaven is walking naked through fields of pasta fazool. Mel Brooks dreamheavensex Never retire! Do what you do and keep doing it. But don't do it on Friday. Take Friday off. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, go fishing...Then Monday to Thursday, do what you've been doing all your life. My point is: Live full and don't retreat. Mel Brooks fridaysundaymonday There's not enough bad taste! I LOVE bad taste! I live for bad taste! I am the spokesman for bad taste! Mel Brooks bad-tastetasteenough 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 kitchenmotherdoors Now thyself is more important than “Know thyself. Mel Brooks know-thyselfimportantknows You're always a little disappointing in person because you can't be the edited essence of yourself. Mel Brooks luckessencedisappointment If you're alive, make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. Mel Brooks alivenoiseopposites Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love. Mel Brooks life-isfearlove He who hesitates is poor. Mel Brooks comedypoor Do you have a dollar on you? I hate to answer questions for nothing. Mel Brooks dollarshateanswers As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes. Mel Brooks spinning-aroundgamblingmistake When I'm writing a script, I don't worry about plot as much as I do about people. I get to know the main characters - what they need, what they want, what they should do. That's what gets the story going. You can't just have action, you've got to find out what the characters want. And then they must grow, they must go somewhere. Mel Brooks writingcharacterpeople Critics can't even make music by rubbing their back legs together. Mel Brooks musicalcriticismart You want to be as smart as you can about being stupid. Mel Brooks smartstupidwant My mother is very short - four-eleven. She could walk under tables and never hit her head. Mel Brooks fourtablesmother
