I always came away thinking “I’d like to see her more,” you know? And then when [Parental Guidance] was ready to be cast, we thought – Bette [Midler]. So we called her.
BILLY CRYSTALI can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
More Billy Crystal Quotes
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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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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 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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Nobody is more truthful when he’s acting than De Niro.
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When 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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It’s money. I remember it from when I was single
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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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A laugh is a weird sound, and when you get a couple thousand people making it at once, it’s really strange. But when I can feel proud of myself for causing it, it’s great.
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I had really good hearing and when you’re scared it gets heightened so you hear scratching noises or something.
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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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That’s the thing about jazz: it’s free flowing, it comes from your soul.
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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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You give up your dream, you give up.
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I’d like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.
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