Mel Brooks’ response to being told to take the farting out of Blazing Saddles is a life lesson for us all

John Plunkett. Updated December 1st, 2021

At the age of 95 the great Mel Brooks has just written his first memoir. It’s called ‘All About Me!’ and we hope it will be as entertaining as his films.

We mention this because this excerpt from an interview with the great man has just gone wildly viral on Twitter.

It details how he dealt with studio interference during the making of some of his best-loved films. And it’s surely a salutary life lesson for us all (whether you’re in Hollywood or elsewhere).

It was shared by @Doug_Tilley who said: ‘God Mel Brooks.’

God Mel Brooks. pic.twitter.com/VNHWS3Or5f

— Boner Vivant (@Doug_Tilley) November 28, 2021

And here are those two Q&As in full.

And just some of the comments they prompted.

I read the entire thing in his voice and that made it so much better

— Foul Ole Ron (@assholmes) November 28, 2021

“Good filing.”

— Boner Vivant (@Doug_Tilley) November 28, 2021

It’s good to be the king.

— thereisnorule6 (@thereisnorule6) November 28, 2021

I need a book collecting all of these Mel Brooks interviews. What a guy.

— #1 Krampus (2015) fan (@Big_Boy_Online) November 28, 2021

This is exactly how advisers handled trump – say yes to whatever he suggested, do nothing, wait an hour for him to forget.

— A Glorious RBC (@Zackhenkle) November 28, 2021

https://twitter.com/LauraMLippman/status/1465087964170567689?s=20

To conclude …

And because we can never get enough of this clip of Brooks on BBC1’s The One Show, also this.

Source Twitter @Doug_Tilley