Quote #137,557 “No, no, the songs write themselves, almost.” — Mel Brooks No, no, the songs write themselves, almost. Mel Brooks Comedian • American favorite_border 0 ios_share Share Twitter / X Facebook Copy Link content_copy Copy Quote check_circle Copied to clipboard! More from Mel Brooks View All I loved Westerns as a little kid, and I loved horror films. — Mel Brooks favorite_border 0 ios_share Twitter / X Facebook Copy Link As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me. — Mel Brooks favorite_border 0 ios_share Twitter / X Facebook Copy Link There's an army story in me, and I think there's a WWII Brooks film somewhere. — Mel Brooks favorite_border 0 ios_share Twitter / X Facebook Copy Link Judd Apatow is pretty good, both as a producer and as a director. — Mel Brooks favorite_border 0 ios_share Twitter / X Facebook Copy Link