My Brothers Went To Work At 12

Be Interested In Everything. You Don't Have To Adore It. I Don't Adore Hip-hop, I Don't Think It's Great Music, But I'm Interested, I Listen. I Watch A Lot Of New Films, I See Everything. I Still Read, I Like Books, Whether They Are Old Books, New Books. I'm Interested - You Gotta Stay Interested!

The Audience. They See The Name Mel Brooks, They Want Something Really Funny. They Don't Want To Be Moved; They Don't Want To Be Taught Any Lessons. [...] I Get More Letters For twelve Chairs and life Stinks Than I Get From Any Other Movies, Because People Actually Agree With The Philosophy, Or Were Moved, Or They Love The Movie.

When I Was A Little Boy, I Thought When I Grew Up I Would Talk Yiddish. I Thought Little Kids Talked English, But When They Became Adults, They Would Talk Yiddish Like The Adults Did. There Would Be No Reason To Talk English Anymore, Because We Would Have Made It.

I'm Always Stunned When I Find Out People Like Roosevelt And Tolstoy Weren't Jewish. How Could I Love Them So Much?

My Favorite Expression Is: When You Go Up To The Bell, Ring It ? Or Don't Go Up To The Bell.