"Young Frankenstein. Mel Brooks. It’s a classic."

"I want to throw a shout-out to — I can’t decide. It’s between Woody Allen or Mel Brooks."

"I love comedy, too. Anything Mel Brooks did — The Producers, Young Frankenstein. I’ve got so many favorites. It’s eclectic; it’s not any one type of movie."

"[laughing] I wanted to say “all Mel Brooks” but I guess I’ll just say Blazing Saddles because of how ahead of its time it was, in terms of the humour and how cutting edge it was. It really pushed boundaries."

"Starring, and (mostly) written by Gene Wilder, [Young Frankenstein] is not only a tour de force of Wilder’s brilliance, but arguably the apex of the genius that is Mel Brooks. The supporting cast is also hilarious and unique. Great, and best take on the Frankenstein legend."

"As a kid in the middle of Illinois, it was really a culture vacuum. I mean, we had the Eagles on the radio and John Denver, which are fine in their own right, but you want a little more variety, especially if you’re going to end up being an underground hedonist like myself. When Mel Brooks movies came my way, it was just like, “Holy shit. These were made in heaven and sent straight to my VCR.” You know, come on, just Mongo. If you’re 12, all you care about is Mongo farting and punching out a horse. Literature does not become any more refined than that of the great Mel Brooks."

"This movie is not safe on any level. Anyone who ventures into the Hitler comedy subgenre is guaranteed a bumpy road. Taika walks in the path of absurdist comedy stalwarts Mel Brooks and Charlie Chaplin at a time when not sticking the landing has zero margin of error. But when you do stick the landing, it is all the more impressive…"