Man In Front of Castle: Hey Abbot! - Mel Brooks

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

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. I think it’s important to fail, especially between the ages of twenty and thirty. Success is like sugar. It’s too good. It’s too sweet. It’s too wonderful and it burns up very quickly. Failure is like corned beef hash. It takes a while to eat.

If I cut my finger, that’s tragedy. Comedy is if you walk into an open sewer and die.