Humor is just another defense against the universe.

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• Mel Brooks:

  As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.

• Mel Brooks:

  Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is

• Mel Brooks:

  Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.

• Mel Brooks:

  I only direct in self-defense.

• Mel Brooks:

  Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.

• Mel Brooks:

  He who hesitates is poor.

• Mel Brooks:

  We rest our case on the production numbers.

• Mel Brooks:

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

• Mel Brooks:

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

• Mel Brooks:

  Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.