Mel Brooks Quotes
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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It is time for Hillary Clinton to permanently retire.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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Ever since it was announced that Ryan Murphy intended to produce 'The People v. O.J. Simpson,' I have been inundated with the question as to 'How do I feel about it?' All I can say is, for me, it was personally the most heartbreaking tragedy that altered my life forever.
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Early in the morning, it's super tough for me to eat right away, but I still need energy for practice. I try to start out with a protein smoothie, a green juice, or some sort of fruit.
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Look. Art knows no prejudice, art knows no boundaries, art doesn't really have judgement in it's purest form. So just go, just go.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.
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Despite overwhelming support for the United States to adopt English as its official language, we have still not taken that important step.
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I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I ever met. He was my mother's father, an Indian, a family doctor, and very unlike me in that he was deeply religious.
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How can anybody hate nurses? Nobody hates nurses. The only time you hate a nurse is when they're giving you an enema.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.
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I received my doctorate from the University of Vienna in 1910.
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We have little bags we pack specifically for touch-up makeup if you're chosen for the top 16. I knew I had to sneak in my banana because nothing calms my nerves like it! I don't know if it's the potassium, but I need it before I get on stage because it always calms me down.
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I have to remind myself constantly that people actually want to hear the music I've made; that's hard for me to digest. I think a live audience is the only tangible evidence you can have that your work is making an impact. It's really humbling.
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To dwell is to garden.
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'Oh, no, my dear; I'm really a very good man, but I'm a very bad Wizard, I must admit.'
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My first job was as a waitress, and I waitressed for a long, long time. I was a very bad waitress. I didn't care if people had ketchup or if they were allergic to fish. It really didn't bother me either way. I didn't care. I was bad, but it was a good way to make money. And it's a fun job if you are working with fun people.
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Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.
