28th June: Mel Brooks quotes

Born on this date in 1926 was Mel Brooks, film director whose most famous movies include The Producers, Spaceballs and Blazing Saddles.

1. Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.
2. As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.
3. If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colourful and lively.
4. Humour is just another defence against the universe.
5. Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.
6. If presidents can't do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
7. Immortality is a by-product of good work.
8. I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.
9. Hope for the best. Expect the worst. The world's a stage. We're unrehearsed.
10. Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.