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" Everything starts with writing. And then to support your vision, your ideas, your philosophy, your jokes, whatever, you've gotta perform them and/or direct them, or sometimes just produce them. "

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" When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I've always felt okay in Berlin. "

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" Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love. "

" Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn't work. You can be politically incorrect if you're smart. "

" 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. "

" Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him. "

" We rest our case on the production numbers. "

" I'm still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up. "

" These men both publicly and privately have done so much for me. Without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick I would be living in a little motel just around the corner here, trying to make ends meet. "

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" If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none. "

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

" Immortality is a by-product of good work. "

" It's talent. Either you got it or you ain't. "

" I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films. "

" Well, you know, 'Spaceballs' is a weird combination, because it's a simple, sweet little fairytale, and it's crazy and out-there and making fun of and taking apart sci-fi, 'Star Wars', and 'Star Trek'. "

" You got to be brave. If you feel something, you've really got to risk it. "

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" I know how to make it a great musical. I've got to. It's like I've got to see it on stage. "

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