At some point I stopped stand-up because I didn’t have something to say on a nightly basis.
BILLY CRYSTALI’ve always thought that the key to a good sex life is variety. That’s why God gave me two hands. Humans love sex, we need sex, it’s how we connect, it reminds us we’re alive, it’s the third most basic human need, after food and good movie popcorn.
More Billy Crystal Quotes
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In high school, I was the class comedian as opposed to the class clown. The difference is the class clown is the guy who drops his pants at the football game, the class comedian is the guy who talked him into it.
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Nobody is more truthful when he’s acting than De Niro.
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Bambi, to a kid, was scary.
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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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I think when I feel I’m at my best is when I’m on stage, and it’s my version of jazz because it’s just riffing or something.
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I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
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I’m a baby. I sleep like a baby – I’m up every two hours. And I think a lot. I worry a lot. I have great nights of no sleep where ideas come.
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I used to limp around my neighborhood imitating him. I did my Bar Mitzvah with an Oklahoma drawl.
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Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I’d always go off book and start improvising.
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You have to really respect what your kids are doing with their kids and how they’re raising them. You can’t push your way into areas where you shouldn’t be saying anything.
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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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Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead.
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I love doing it [hosting the Oscars] because I love the danger of it and you have to come through and think on your feet.
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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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The Passion of the Christ opened up on Ash Wednesday, had a Good Friday.
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