Mel Brooks/Awesome

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  • Mel Brooks on why he makes all those Hitler jokes:

Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance.

  • Roger Ebert likes to tell a story about a day where he was with Mel on an elevator shortly after the premiere of The Producers. A lady joined them, recognized Mel, and said, "Mr. Brooks, your new film is positively vulgar!" Mel beamed at her and replied, "Lady, it rises below vulgarity."
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