All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business

by Mel Brooks

loved my childhood in Brooklyn. Oftentimes, when I’m interviewed, people ask, “What was the happiest time in your life? Was it making your first movie? Was it winning the Academy Award?” My answer is always, “Being a little kid in Brooklyn. That is … until age nine.” They’d say, “So what happened at nine?” And I’d say, “Homework.”