Quotes from Mel Brooks

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Comedy is a weird but very beautiful thing. Even though it seems foolish and silly and crazy, comedy has the most to say about the human condition. Because if you can laugh, you can get by. You can survive when things are bad if you have a sense of humor.

I didn't realize it but I might have created the first cell phone. Had I patented it, I probably would have made so much money that I wouldn't have had to write this book.

He was an incredibly good neighbor because he would come over and spill his troubles and worries to me, and I would spill all my doubts and fears to him. We would buoy each other up with false statements and lies.

Mary Shelley, who at only nineteen years of age conceived her immortal Gothic novel, Frankenstein. Needless to say, Gene Wilder and I will always be in her debt.

Failure is vital. It is an incredibly important quotient in the equation of a career. After you wipe away your tears, it's not a bad experience and under the right circumstances it will make you better, both as a person and as an artist.

Anytime I could make Carl laugh, I knew I had a winner.

I've worked with many great people in my life, but there will never be another Carl Reiner.

call m-m-me." Then there was a long pause and he said, "If n-n-nobody answers…" another pause, "…it's m-me!

Comedy brings religious persecutors, dictators, and tyrants to their knees faster than any other weapon.

I think Peter Falk had one real eye and one glass eye, and having one eye was probably better for shooting pool than having two.

Maxwell Smart: And I happen to know that at this very minute, seven Coast Guard cutters are converging on this boat. Would you believe it, seven? Mr. Big: I find that pretty hard to believe. Maxwell Smart: Would you believe six? Mr. Big: I don't think so. Maxwell Smart: How about two cops in a rowboat?

Comedy is a very powerful component in life. It has the most to say about the human condition because if you laugh you can get by. You can struggle when things are bad if you have a s sense of humor. Laughter is a protest scream against death, against the long good bye. Its a defense against unhappiness and depression.