What I learned from Mel Brooks was audacity - in performance as in life. Maybe you go too far, but try it. Gene Wilder audacitybrooklearn Change image and share on social
A lot of comic actors derive their main force from childish behavior. Most great comics are doing such silly things; you'd say, 'That's what a child would do.' Gene Wilder actorbehaviorchild Change image and share on social
I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while. Gene Wilder camerafunnylife Change image and share on social
My basic mistake in 'The World's Greatest Lover' was that I made the leading character a neurotic kook and sent him to Hollywood. I should have made him a perfectly normal, sane, ordinary person, and sent him to Hollywood. The audience identifies with the lead character. Gene Wilder audiencebasiccharacter share on social
I'm going to tell you what my religion is. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Period. Terminato. Finito. Gene Wilder finitoperiodreligion Change image and share on social
My favorite author is Anton Chekhov, not so much for the plays but for his short stories, and I think he was really my tutor. Gene Wilder antonauthorchekhov Change image and share on social
I've read everything printed in English that Freud has written. It helped me a great deal. Gene Wilder dealenglishfreud Change image and share on social
What good is a character who's always winking at the audience to let them in on the secret? Gene Wilder audiencecharactergood Change image and share on social
If my mother hadn't laughed at the funny things I did, I probably wouldn't be a comic actor. After she had her first heart attack, the doctor said, 'Try to make her laugh.' And that was the first time I tried to make anyone laugh. Gene Wilder actorattackcomic share on social
