Don't take yourself too seriously, but take your work very s... - Mel Brooks

"Don't take yourself too seriously, but take your work very seriously."

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Comedy Writer Director American Born 1926 (age 100)

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"Hard work never killed anybody."

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"Hard work pays off in the end."

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."