Mel Brooks Quotes

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

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

When writing for other comedians, someone once told me, “I want to make it my own.” I’d say, “Look, the jokes are written. The relationships are written. First, do it as written. Later you can make it your own.” A lot of people don’t realize that without a valley, there is no peak. Without information, there is no joke. You’ve got to set things up.

I always thought a rich lie is better than a poor truth:

King Louis XVI: [prior to his arrest] It's good to be the king. [also used in Robin Hood- Men In Tights and The Producers [Musical]]

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