Editing Mel Brooks (section)

===Religious beliefs===
Regarding religion, Brooks stated, "I'm rather secular. I'm basically Jewish. But I think I'm Jewish not because of the Jewish religion at all. I think it's the relationship with the people and the pride I have. The tribe surviving so many misfortunes, and being so brave and contributing so much knowledge to the world and showing courage".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/life-lessons-from-mel-brooks-20130514 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624015633/http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/life-lessons-from-mel-brooks-20130514 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2013 |title=Mel Brooks Interview on Money, Women, Jokes, and Regret |last=Woods |first=Sean |magazine=[[Men's Journal]] |date=June 2013 |access-date=September 5, 2013 }}</ref>

Brooks has consistently expressed pride in his Jewish identity. In 2021, Brooks told [[NPR|NPR's]] [[Terry Gross]]: "I love being a Jew, I love Jewish humor..."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gross |first=Terry |date=December 7, 2021 |title=Mel Brooks Says His Only Regret as a Comedian is the Jokes He Didn't Tell |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/07/1061836388/mel-brooks-all-about-me |website=NPR}}</ref>

On Jewish cinema, Brooks said, "They can be anything and anywhere ... if there's a tribal thing, like, the 'please God, protect us' feeling ... we don't know where and how it's gonna come out. ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' was a Jewish movie ... these people on the run, chasing—and being pursued".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/206140/a-conversation-with-mel-brooks|title=Tablet Magazine|website=Tablet Magazine|date=June 28, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref>