Success Quote by Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise lands this like a warm backstage aside: a little gush, a little wink, and a lot of loyalty. “Friends forever” is showbiz shorthand for something rarer than it sounds. In an industry built on rotating casts and transactional closeness, the phrase doubles as credential and shield: I’m not praising a colleague because it’s useful; I’m praising a friend because I’ve seen the whole messy arc.

The name-check of “Mr. Brooks” (likely Mel Brooks, DeLuise’s frequent collaborator) also matters. It’s old-school respect, a polished front-of-house title that makes the enthusiasm feel earned rather than cloying. DeLuise is selling credibility through intimacy: he knows Brooks beyond the marquee, which makes his pride feel like testimony, not publicity.

“In seventh heaven” does the real work. It’s comic hyperbole, but also a subtle act of protection. Broadway success can invite skepticism: hype cycles, critical snark, the whiff of “overnight” mythmaking. DeLuise sidesteps all that by centering emotion over metrics. Not “he deserves it,” not “the reviews are stellar,” but a human image of bliss. That choice frames success as personal fulfillment rather than conquest.

Contextually, it’s a reminder that Broadway, even amid Hollywood glare, remains a consecrating arena. DeLuise’s line reads like a small love letter to the stage and to the long friendships that survive the churn of entertainment.