Quotes by Mel Brooks

“If presidents cant do it to their wives, they do it to their country”

“Ive been accused of vulgarity. I say thats bullshit.”

“Look, I really dont want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if youre alive, you got to flap your arms and legs, you got to jump around a lot, you got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. And therefore, as I see it, if youre quiet, youre not living. Youve got to be noisy, or at least your thoughts should be noisy and colorful and lively.”

“Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said”

“As long as the world is turning and spinning, were gonna be dizzy and were gonna make mistakes.”

“If its true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.”

“Hope for the best, expect the worst./ Life is a play. Were unrehearsed.”

“Humor is just another defense against the universe.”

“If youre quiet, youre not living. Youve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.”

“If Shaw and Einstein couldnt beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.”

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

Ive been accused of vulgarity. I say thats bullshit.

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

Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.

I have always been a huge admirer of my own work. Im one of the funniest and most entertaining writers I know.

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

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

The only thing we dont have a god for is premature ejaculation... but I hear that its coming quickly.

Humor is just another defense against theuniverse.

If youre quiet, youre not living. Youve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.