Nobody is more truthful when he’s acting than De Niro.
BILLY CRYSTALI’m going to go on just living and laughing and loving.
More Billy Crystal Quotes
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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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I’m married – I’ve caught my limit.
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I’m comfortable being old… being black… being Jewish.
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When comedy is good, it’s jazz. The beats of it, the looseness, the improvisational part, the music-the way you hit the inflection, the high notes of a joke. It’s all melody to me.
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When you realize you want to invest the rest of your lifestyle with somebody, you want the rest of your life to commence as quickly as achievable.
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My grandparents invented joylessness. They were not fun. I’ve already had more fun with my grandchildren than my grandparents ever had with me.
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Bambi, to a kid, was scary.
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The Passion of the Christ opened up on Ash Wednesday, had a Good Friday.
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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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I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
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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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You really have to have some muscle to be on the stage in front of the world.
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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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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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That’s the thing about jazz: it’s free flowing, it comes from your soul.
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