Mel Brooks Quotes

Excuse me, is this England?

Tragedy is when I stub my toe. Comedy is when you fall into an open manhole and die.

remember one day when we were out shooting on location, I said to him, “Slim, you’ve made a thousand movies. I’ve only made two. Give me some advice.” He said, “Well, Mel, whenever you get a chance — sit down. Directing takes a lot out of you and you’re too busy to notice how tired you are.

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

All I can say is that in my case comedy was keeping the joy of a happy childhood going strong.

Sheriff Bart: Where the white women at?

Ahchoo:Man, white men can't jump!!

Blinkin Aaahhhh, you lost your arms in battle, but you grew some nice boobs (Blinkin gropes the Venus De Milo statue left behind after creditors take away Loxley Castle)

I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit.

Townspeople: A black sheriff? Blinkin: He's Black?! Ahchoo: Why not? It worked in Blazing Saddles.

Madame Defarge: And now, let us end this meeting on a high note. [proceeds to sing a sharp high note, followed by the rest of the revolutionaries]

Hope for the best. Expect the worst. The world's a stage. We're unrehearsed. No way of knowing which way it's going. Take your chances, there are no answers. Hope for the best. Expect the worst.

That’s the wonderful thing about the theater. Unlike in the movies where once a movie is finished and released you can’t change it, in the theater a show is a living thing. When you realize something is wrong you can actually fix it and mount a new production.

My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.

If presidents can't do it to their wives, they do it to their country.