I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
I thank Heaven every summer's day of my life, that my lot was humbly cast within the hearing of romping brooks, and beneath the shadow of oaks.
I'm a former hippie, so clothes are important to me - your clothes defined you in that period. I guess clothes still defines people. But, I change a lot. I'm in my Brooks Brothers period now.
I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films.
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.
I love sketch comedy. My real goal is to do something with Albert Brooks. That would be my fantasy. I stay up night and day thinking up stuff he might find funny.
They wanted me to play third like Brooks so I did play like Brooks - Mel Brooks.
My friends that are snobs think its cool I did a movie with Albert Brooks.
I'm reading a book about Romaine Brooks, a wonderful painter from early in the last century.
Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.
And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.
Apparently nobody really read it, it was a cheap movie, it fit their schedule in terms of things so fine, let the guy make that high school comedy. I used to work with Mel Brooks so they figured oh it's going to be one of those really silly movies and that's how it got made.
I recently watched Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies, and it wasn't a favorite film. Then I saw the one that was made in 1990, which in my opinion didn't match up to the original.
And I had a big opportunity with Richard Brooks, The Professionals, which is really a magnificent movie.
Mr. Brooks and I have been friends forever. He is in seventh heaven with his new success on Broadway.
One of the perks of being an actor is to get to meet athletes that you respect. Especially who played before my time. Brooks Robinson is one of those athletes; they just don't make them any nicer.
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