Mel Brooks citations

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

“Stormtrooper Mel : Don't be stupid, be a smarty
Come and join the Nazi Party!”

“Man In Front of Castle: Hey Abbot!”

“Excuse me, is this England?”

“I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit.”

“To me, tragedy is if I'll cut my finger, that's tragedy…Comedy is if you walk into an open sewer and die.”

“Hope for the best. Expect the worst.
The world's a stage. We're unrehearsed.”

“The only thing we don't have a god for is premature ejaculation… but I hear that it's coming quickly.”

“If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colorful and lively.”

“Humor is just another defense against the
universe.”

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

“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.”

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

“If they [presidents] can't do it to their wives, they do it to their country.”

“My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.”

“Sheriff of Rotingham King illegal forest to pig wild kill in it a is!”

“Max Bialystock: I'm wearing a cardboard belt!”

“Lady, it rose below vulgarity.”

“Robin Hood: Watch my back!
Achoo: Yo' back just got punched twice.”

“Robin Hood: Because unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with a English accent.”

“Who's the dummy writing this show?!”

“President Skroob: What the hell, it works on Star Trek!”

“Other Street Merchant:Nothing, I have absolutely nothing for sale!”

“LSD as Adolf Hitler: Heil Baby!”

“Revolutionary Leader: And now, let us end this meeting on a high note. [Proceeds to sing a sharp high note, followed by the rest of the revolutionaries. ]”

“No! You don't wear a hat on your gentles! You wear a hat on your head where you're supposed to wear a hat!”

“Little John: Let's face it — you've got to be a man to wear tights!”

“Sheriff Bart [waking up a drunk Jim in jail]: Are we awake?
Jim "The Waco Kid": We don't know. Are we black?
Sheriff Bart: Yes we are.
Jim "The Waco Kid": Then we're awake, but we're very puzzled.”

“Max Bialystock: That's it, baby, when you've got it, flaunt it, flaunt it!”