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Mel Brooks Quotes

You're always a little disappointing in person because you can't be the edited essence of yourself.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: June 28, 1926

Topics

Yourself You Person Always Little

I've thought for years, sometimes against my will, about what kind of son I'm supposed to be, what's expected. Being Korean, that's a particularly charged question. Is your duty to your culture or to your parent? Is your life your own, or the second half of your parents' life? Who owns your life?

Life Son Culture Parents Thought

In this film, we took a helicopter up and showed London as a vista, which is not very often done.

Done London Helicopter Up Film Very

Go back to the very beginning, when we first started playing in local pubs. We used to play Chuck Berry covers. Every now and then, we'd slip in one of our own songs, and we found that we were getting away with it - nobody seemed to know these were original tracks.

Beginning Back Play Nobody Go Know

My company is an extension of me, so when I designed my stores I wanted people to feel that they were in my home.

Home People Me Feel Company Stores

Even if you don't have any dishes, you need a celery dish.

You Need Even Dishes Dish Any

All of us are mentors. You're mentors right here and now. And one of the things I've always done throughout my life, I have always found that person, that group of people that I was going to reach my hand out and help bring them along with me.

Life People Me Reach My Life Help

I grew up with the classics. My mom and I would sit and watch 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'White Christmas' - those kind of movies.

Rain Mom White Movies Christmas Up

Many films you see in theaters are financed through outside sources. With big films, the studio will pay, hoping to reap the reward of their big bet. But with medium and small-sized films, outside production companies and financiers often foot the bill.

Jay Chandrasekhar

You Reward Will Outside Pay See

If you don't do it my way, I suggest you commit suicide.

Suicide You Way Commit Suggest

You can't be sensitive, because you're going to get criticized. I don't care who you are, you're going to get criticized.

Care You Going Get Who Sensitive

Conflict can't be avoided in our public lives any more than we can avoid conflict with people we love. One of the great strengths of our society is that we can express these conflicts openly.

Love Great People Conflict Society

There wasn't a key moment when I knew I wanted to quit.

Moment Key Quit Knew Wanted

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