If you're quiet, you're not living. I mean, you have to talk... - Mel Brooks

"If you're quiet, you're not living. I mean, you have to talk, you have to make noise, you have to make your presence known."

Mel Brooks Courage

Comedy Writer Director American Born 1926 (age 100)

More from Mel Brooks

"Life is too short to be serious all the time. If you can't laugh at yourself, call me – I'll laugh at you."

"Always look on the bright side of life."

"The secret to success is surrounding yourself with people smarter than you are."

"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious."

"Never let fear stop you from chasing your dreams."

"Courage is being afraid but doing it anyway."

"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

"Sometimes you have to be the monster to stop the monsters."