Gene Wilder

Well, there was rumors going around town that there was a big movie being cast, and there was lots of girls going up for this audition, and I got my agent to get me in on it.

You know, 500 girls.

When I went there, Mel Brooks said, we're casting for the part of the fiancé, the financier, he called it.

But I want Madeline Kahn to do it.

I just want you to know.

But she doesn't want to do it because she doesn't want to do a comedy, but I'm auditioning all these girls, so...

I went in and I got a call back and call back.

And I was very excited that I even got a call back.

Finally, one day I got a call back and he said, Madeline has decided to do this part.

But if you can come back tomorrow, I'll give you a chance to audition for the part of Inga, the lab assistant.

But you have to have a German accent.

Can you come?

And it's like 24 hours to get a German accent together.

And I did.

Because I copied Cher's wig maker who had a German accent.

You were working on the Sonny and Cher show at the time.

Yes, I was working on the Sonny and Cher show at the time.

And it was Renata, Vista Vigs.

Did you learn things about comic timing working with Mel Brooks on Young Frankenstein?

Well, I don't think you can learn comic timing.