The brilliance of Max Brooks is that he always quotes authorities at the back of his books that never existed. Like a Russian professor he made up that validates a story or character.
Mel BrooksWhy should I waste my good time making a straight dramatic film? The people who can't make you laugh can do that.
Mel BrooksNo creative writer knows what is commercial and what isn't. You just write from your heart, you write from the deepest, creative urges in you, and you write from your soul, and you just either get lucky or not.
Mel BrooksAs long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.
Mel Brooks