The audience got jaded, they want a hit, they want a big success, and so you don't want … - Mel Brooks

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The important thing is to keep the fire in your heart and be strong to overcome hard moments.

Mel Brooks

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.

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

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I don't think in terms of results at all. I think: what next insanity can I shock the world with?

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Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.

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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.

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I don't know what to say so I'll just say what's in my heart. . . badoom, badoom, badoom.

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It's really interesting for me as a filmmaker to go back and look at the films I've made and see where I was at that point in my life and also where my ideals were and the beliefs that I had and look at the ways I've grown and evolved and apply that to the next thing.

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