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Mel Quotes

Mel will always be Mad Max, and me, I will always be a Number Picture Quote #1

And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they’re awesome, the kind of thing that if you’re in for ten minutes, you’re in for two hours Picture Quote #1

Mel: Does Bret’s girlfriend look anything like me? Murray: A little, around the eyes. Mel: Oh yeah? Big eyes huh? Murray: Well... she’s got eyes Picture Quote #1

I was always a big fan of Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner’s 2000-Year-Old Man’ sketch. I think it’s one of the biggest influences on the podcast, definitely. You’d never say Carl Reiner was the funniest dude on there, because he’s just teeing it up, but he knows what questions to ask to lead to great improv Picture Quote #1

I’ll never be the biggest kind of star; I’ll be like Bob Duvall, respected as an actor but a lot of people can’t identify the face. I don’t have the personality of a big star, or the looks of a Mel Gibson or a Paul Newman, or the style of a George C. Scott Picture Quote #1

Mel Blanc is a hero because of what he could do with his voice for all the Looney Tunes, the Warner Brothers cartoons, to be the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig Picture Quote #1

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The person who should really write an appreciation of the late great Dom DeLuise is Burt Reynolds, who, even more than Mel Brooks, made of the jolly, beanie wearing fat man a side-kick and a legend Picture Quote #1

My dad had a commercial film company, so he had a videotape player before anyone. So he got Mel Brooks movies or Citizen Kane or some classic old movies. And every summer the revival house in Evanston would show the great films from the 50s and 60s and 70s Picture Quote #1

A casting director who’d cast me in ‘Assassins’ sent a video to Kevin Reynolds, the director, and Mel Gibson, whose company is producing 187.’ Then I went in and auditioned, and a few hours later, they called me Picture Quote #1

One of my most strong memories was studying with Mel Bochner, one of the, I think, high water marks of American conceptual art Picture Quote #1

Mel Alexenberg offers a scintillating experiment in creativity. His work is an invitation to deepen your spiritual sensibilities as you extend your imagination Picture Quote #1

Mel: What was your name again? Rain: Rain. Mel: Oh that’s nice. Kind of like bad weather Picture Quote #1

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I always like story songs, Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall, Mel Tillis, Red Stegall, when they’d do their story songs. I was totally enthralled Picture Quote #1

I first got involved with Mel Brooks through ‘The Elephant Man.’ Everybody knows now, but they didn’t know at the time that he was the producer Picture Quote #1

No doubt there are people who are our guests [ in Oh, Hello] who are more famous, but to me, Mel Brooks is the most famous person. So that was really cool Picture Quote #1

In feature film world I’m very much...a hired hand. It’s a world of Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson - they’re able to produce and to star and it’s, that’s not my world Picture Quote #1

Mel Blanc passed away in 89, and they held auditions, and I did my first job [as Porky Pig] in 1990 Picture Quote #1

You have to realize that Mel [Gibson], he’s a funny guy. He’s got a wicked sense of humor Picture Quote #1

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As a kid, I just loved cartoons. And as the credits went by, I’d study those names and then try to figure how I could get hired to do what Mel Blanc and Daws Butler did. Create all of these great voices for animated characters Picture Quote #1

If I could have one superpower, I’d be like Mel Gibson in ‘What Women Want,’ where he reads women’s minds Picture Quote #1

Mel Gibson was lovely. He was on the edge of both scenes that I had with Danny Glover Picture Quote #1

Forbes magazine has named Mel Gibson this year's most powerful celebrity... Forbes' least powerful celebrity? You're looking at him. Screw this guy... Bad guy Picture Quote #1

Mel is nuts. He puts on a suit and a tie and acts like a normal person so people think he’s okay. He’s definitely out in left field. He’s got the ambition of a boy Picture Quote #1

Mel thought real love was nothing less than spiritual love. He’d said he’d spent five years in a seminary before quitting to go to medical school. He said he still looked back on those years in the seminary as the most important years of his life Picture Quote #1

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And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they’re awesome, the kind of thing that if you’re in for ten minutes, you’re in for two hours Picture Quote #1

Mel is a great director because he’s not just a director, he’s an actor, so he knows how to direct actors. I loved working with him. He’s great as a director. He’s so intelligent. He’s generous. I really loved him Picture Quote #1

No, in Lethal Weapon I was a taxi cab driver that Mel jumps in front of the taxi and pulls me out of the car and steals the taxi. Then I did some other indie driving for some of the car sequences Picture Quote #1

In my entire career? I am so sick of being asked, What’s it like to kiss Mel Gibson? Picture Quote #1

Corporate Hollywood thinks I’m a geek to go back and do theater. They don’t understand why I don’t want to be a movie star, why I’m not pursuing Mel Gibson’s roles Picture Quote #1

We had to go back to the coffeehouse: the Wreck was there. Mel had walked over. Well, I don't know about walked. He had come over without vehicular assistance anyway Picture Quote #1

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Mel will always be Mad Max, and me, I will always be a Number (Mel Quotes) And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they’re awesome, the kind of thing that if you’re in for ten minutes, you’re in for two hours. (Mel Quotes) Mel: Does Bret’s girlfriend look anything like me? Murray: A little, around the eyes. Mel: Oh yeah? Big eyes huh? Murray: Well... she’s got eyes. (Mel Quotes) I was always a big fan of Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner’s 2000-Year-Old Man’ sketch. I think it’s one of the biggest influences on the podcast, definitely. You’d never say Carl Reiner was the funniest dude on there, because he’s just teeing it up, but he knows what questions to ask to lead to great improv. (Mel Quotes) I’ll never be the biggest kind of star; I’ll be like Bob Duvall, respected as an actor but a lot of people can’t identify the face. I don’t have the personality of a big star, or the looks of a Mel Gibson or a Paul Newman, or the style of a George C. Scott. (Mel Quotes) Mel Blanc is a hero because of what he could do with his voice for all the Looney Tunes, the Warner Brothers cartoons, to be the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig. (Mel Quotes) The person who should really write an appreciation of the late great Dom DeLuise is Burt Reynolds, who, even more than Mel Brooks, made of the jolly, beanie wearing fat man a side-kick and a legend. (Mel Quotes) My dad had a commercial film company, so he had a videotape player before anyone. So he got Mel Brooks movies or Citizen Kane or some classic old movies. And every summer the revival house in Evanston would show the great films from the 50s and 60s and 70s. (Mel Quotes) A casting director who’d cast me in ‘Assassins’ sent a video to Kevin Reynolds, the director, and Mel Gibson, whose company is producing 187.’ Then I went in and auditioned, and a few hours later, they called me. (Mel Quotes) One of my most strong memories was studying with Mel Bochner, one of the, I think, high water marks of American conceptual art. (Mel Quotes) Mel Alexenberg offers a scintillating experiment in creativity. His work is an invitation to deepen your spiritual sensibilities as you extend your imagination. (Mel Quotes) Mel: What was your name again? Rain: Rain. Mel: Oh that’s nice. Kind of like bad weather. (Mel Quotes) I always like story songs, Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall, Mel Tillis, Red Stegall, when they’d do their story songs. I was totally enthralled. (Mel Quotes) I first got involved with Mel Brooks through ‘The Elephant Man.’ Everybody knows now, but they didn’t know at the time that he was the producer. (Mel Quotes) No doubt there are people who are our guests [ in Oh, Hello] who are more famous, but to me, Mel Brooks is the most famous person. So that was really cool. (Mel Quotes) In feature film world I’m very much...a hired hand. It’s a world of Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson - they’re able to produce and to star and it’s, that’s not my world. (Mel Quotes) Mel Blanc passed away in 89, and they held auditions, and I did my first job [as Porky Pig] in 1990. (Mel Quotes) You have to realize that Mel [Gibson], he’s a funny guy. He’s got a wicked sense of humor. (Mel Quotes) As a kid, I just loved cartoons. And as the credits went by, I’d study those names and then try to figure how I could get hired to do what Mel Blanc and Daws Butler did. Create all of these great voices for animated characters. (Mel Quotes) If I could have one superpower, I’d be like Mel Gibson in ‘What Women Want,’ where he reads women’s minds. (Mel Quotes) Mel Gibson was lovely. He was on the edge of both scenes that I had with Danny Glover (Mel Quotes) Forbes magazine has named Mel Gibson this year's most powerful celebrity... Forbes' least powerful celebrity? You're looking at him. Screw this guy... Bad guy (Mel Quotes) Mel is nuts. He puts on a suit and a tie and acts like a normal person so people think he’s okay. He’s definitely out in left field. He’s got the ambition of a boy (Mel Quotes) Mel thought real love was nothing less than spiritual love. He’d said he’d spent five years in a seminary before quitting to go to medical school. He said he still looked back on those years in the seminary as the most important years of his life (Mel Quotes) And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they’re awesome, the kind of thing that if you’re in for ten minutes, you’re in for two hours (Mel Quotes) Mel is a great director because he’s not just a director, he’s an actor, so he knows how to direct actors. I loved working with him. He’s great as a director. He’s so intelligent. He’s generous. I really loved him (Mel Quotes) No, in Lethal Weapon I was a taxi cab driver that Mel jumps in front of the taxi and pulls me out of the car and steals the taxi. Then I did some other indie driving for some of the car sequences (Mel Quotes) In my entire career? I am so sick of being asked, What’s it like to kiss Mel Gibson? (Mel Quotes) Corporate Hollywood thinks I’m a geek to go back and do theater. They don’t understand why I don’t want to be a movie star, why I’m not pursuing Mel Gibson’s roles (Mel Quotes) We had to go back to the coffeehouse: the Wreck was there. Mel had walked over. Well, I don't know about walked. He had come over without vehicular assistance anyway (Mel Quotes)

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