I have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious.
BILLY CRYSTALEven when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I’d always go off book and start improvising.
More Billy Crystal Quotes
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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.
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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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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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I’m going to go on just living and laughing and loving.
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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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You have to always remember they’re not your own kids. Play with them, love them, spoil them to death – then hand them back.
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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.
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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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I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
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That’s the thing about jazz: it’s free flowing, it comes from your soul.
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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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From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that’s what I had to do.
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The Passion of the Christ opened up on Ash Wednesday, had a Good Friday.
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I started examining history and then everything related to the theater. History, art, all the other studies, if I could link them into the theater, then it became alive for me. It just opened up my eyes.
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