"When he comes home at night and I hear his key in the lock, I say to myself, 'Oh good! The party's about to begin.'" Anne Bancroft on husband Mel Brooks. #Happy100thMel xxx
June 28, 2026 at 7:35 AM
"When he comes home at night and I hear his key in the lock, I say to myself, 'Oh good! The party's about to begin.'" Anne Bancroft on husband Mel Brooks. #Happy100thMel xxx
I was once privileged to see Mel Brooks live, talking about Blazing Saddles before a showing. Although well into his nineties, he had the energy and vigour of a seventy year old. What a guy #Happy100thMel
June 28, 2026 at 9:18 AM
I was once privileged to see Mel Brooks live, talking about Blazing Saddles before a showing. Although well into his nineties, he had the energy and vigour of a seventy year old. What a guy #Happy100thMel
That Mel had the balls to back a drama in 'The Elephant Man' when no-one else thought it was a story worth telling speaks volumes for me.
That film became a quintessential example of the triumph of the human spirit - one that Mel saw.
#happy100thMel
That film became a quintessential example of the triumph of the human spirit - one that Mel saw.
#happy100thMel
June 28, 2026 at 10:32 AM
That Mel had the balls to back a drama in 'The Elephant Man' when no-one else thought it was a story worth telling speaks volumes for me.
That film became a quintessential example of the triumph of the human spirit - one that Mel saw.
#happy100thMel
That film became a quintessential example of the triumph of the human spirit - one that Mel saw.
#happy100thMel
I absolutely love this man, and am very grateful for everything he is, and everything he's made. So funny, so clever, so talented, so loved. Just seems like he does life right. #Happy100thMel
"When he comes home at night and I hear his key in the lock, I say to myself, 'Oh good! The party's about to begin.'" Anne Bancroft on husband Mel Brooks. #Happy100thMel xxx
June 28, 2026 at 11:04 AM
I absolutely love this man, and am very grateful for everything he is, and everything he's made. So funny, so clever, so talented, so loved. Just seems like he does life right. #Happy100thMel
Even this sounds like one of his movies. Thank god for Mel Brooks. #Happy100thMel
‘Say yes and never do it’
Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios
Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios
![That’s probably the most famous scene in the movie, the campfire scene.
I know. He said, “You can’t punch a horse.” I said, “You’ll never see it again.” I kept saying, “You’re absolutely right. It’s out!” Then, when he left, I crumpled up all his notes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running [production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, “Good filing.” That was the end of it. You say yes, and you never do it.
That’s great advice for life.
It is. Don’t fight them. Don’t waste your time struggling with them and trying to make sense to them. They’ll never understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yvbszlkc7d75ixkid5g2zmw7/bafkreiar4z6n6pfk7wob2gznv6l6euw7ltxbetgto5drfd4wqzjalldp5m)
June 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Even this sounds like one of his movies. Thank god for Mel Brooks. #Happy100thMel