"These men both publicly and privately have done so much for me. Without Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick I would be living in a little motel just around the corner here, trying to make ends meet"

Mel Brooks is thanking and acknowledging the support he got from Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. He reveals that they have actually been of enormous assistance to him both expertly and personally, which without their help, he would not have had the ability to sustain himself financially.