You really have to have some muscle to be on the stage in front of the world.
BILLY CRYSTALWhen I’ve gotten criticism, it’s that it’s too long, too soft, didn’t hit the government hard enough. Then when I do hit the government, they go, What’s he doing hitting the government?
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I have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious.
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By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he’s too old to go anywhere.
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Good news, they found Nemo! The bad news is, they found him in one of Wolfgang Puck’s puff pastries.
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Nothing can take the sting out of the world’s economic problems like watching millionaires present each other with golden statues.
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At some point I stopped stand-up because I didn’t have something to say on a nightly basis.
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When we had the girls, my daughter Jenny gave us like a Bible from my daughter of, “Don’t feed them this; don’t feed them that, if she says this, don’t say that,” It was crazy!
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It is better to look good than to feel good.
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If you do something for the first time, you will always remember it. If your Dad has something to do with it, you write about it.
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Well, the way things are going, aside from wheat and auto parts, America’s biggest export is now the Oscar.
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That’s why that show, no matter who hosts it, it really should be a fast-thinking comedian who is really quick on their feet that can handle situations that happen, or somebody with that kind of mentality that can capitalize on something.
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Kids need a happy household. They need to be loved and supported in their dreams. And I don’t think you can make your kids’ dreams your own. They need you to support them in their dreams.
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I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
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Dad had a music store, and he’d often bring home comedy albums that I would listen to. I started listening to Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby, and developing taste. They really influenced my style of comedy.
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The Passion of the Christ opened up on Ash Wednesday, had a Good Friday.
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Don’t give up your power.
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