I Have Been Lucky That Some Critics

American Sex Is Generally Straight. It Happens At 11 O'clock Saturday Night. In The Rural Areas, It Happens At Nine And It Happens Pretty Fast. Got To Get Up The Next Morning, Especially If There're Kids. Can't Make Noise, Either, Wake The Kids.

My Movies Were Not Reaping The Kind Of Emotional Rewards That I Wanted. I Wanted Them To Be Appreciated And They Weren't. I Didn't Want The Reviews To Say, "mel Brooks Has Made Another Movie," And You Get The Title Somewhere In The Second Paragraph.

The Audience Got Jaded, They Want A Hit, They Want A Big Success, And So You Don't Want To Experiment Because You Say, Well, I'll Disappoint The Audience, They May Not Like It, I Better Do Something That I Think Is More Commercial.

Humor Keeps The Elderly Rolling Along, Singing A Song. When You Laugh, Its An Involuntary Explosion Of The Lungs. The Lungs Need To Replenish Themselves With Oxygen. So You Laugh, You Breathe, The Blood Runs, And Everything Is Circulating. If You Dont Laugh, Youll Die.

Be Interested In Everything. You Don't Have To Adore It. I Don't Adore Hip-hop, I Don't Think It's Great Music, But I'm Interested, I Listen. I Watch A Lot Of New Films, I See Everything. I Still Read, I Like Books, Whether They Are Old Books, New Books. I'm Interested - You Gotta Stay Interested!