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Billy CrystalBilly Crystal Good news, they found Nemo! The bad news is, they found him in one of Wolfgang Puck’s puff pastries.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal Change is such hard work.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal You really have to have some muscle to be on the stage in front of the world.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal We were in front of a live audience and I would be acting with the man who was playing my lover, and we used those words, and the audience would titter and laugh, and make me uncomfortable doing the scenes. …
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal I was introducing [director and producer] Hal Roach – Mr. Roach was 100 years old, he was one of the fathers of early days in films, he put Laurel with Hardy, he created the Our Gang kids, and all these silent movies he did – he was a giant.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal I’d like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal 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.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal I’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.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal I used to limp around my neighborhood imitating him. I did my Bar Mitzvah with an Oklahoma drawl.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal There’s only, I think, in life, three things that I do pretty well: Performing, I still can field ground balls, and I make nice kids.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal 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.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal 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.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal 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.
Billy CrystalBilly Crystal You give up your dream, you give up.
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