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Mel Brooks

"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die."

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"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die."

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"As if I'd had time to drug it in the two milliseconds she'd let me out of her sight."

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"I never watch comedies they suck if something sucks it sucks there isn't doubt about it."

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"I hate comedy... Yo...-yo bitch."

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"Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy."

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"Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and potatoes, comedy is rather the dessert, a bit like meringue."

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"I got everybody on my side through comedy."

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"98% of all comedians feel obliged to be funny when interviewed. Less than 2% succeed."

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"She's got feet like boats, whiskers like an American, and her undies are filthy."

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"I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy."

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