A cinema villain essentially needs a mustache so he can twiddle with it gleefully as he cooks up his next nasty plan.

— Mel Brooks

A lot of music is mathematics. It's balance.

— Mel Brooks

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

— Mel Brooks

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

— Mel Brooks

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.

— Mel Brooks

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.

— Mel Brooks

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

— Mel Brooks

Humor is just another defense against the universe.

— Mel Brooks

I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.

— Mel Brooks

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

— Mel Brooks