Good Taste Is The Enemy Of Comedy.

The Audience Got Jaded, They Want A Hit, They Want A Big Success, And So You Don't Want To Experiment Because You Say, Well, I'll Disappoint The Audience, They May Not Like It, I Better Do Something That I Think Is More Commercial.

I Don't Have A Mission. I Don't Have A Torch To Burn.

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.

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.

I Wanted To Entertain So Badly That I Kept At It Until I Was Good. I Just Browbeat My Way Into Show Business.