I used to limp around my neighborhood imitating him. I did my Bar Mitzvah with an Oklahoma drawl.
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More Billy Crystal Quotes
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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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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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I don’t like heights. This is why I stopped growing at fifth grade.
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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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From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that’s what I had to do.
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What’s so fascinating and frustrating and great about life is that you’re constantly starting over, all the time, and I love that.
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At 60, I could do the same things I could do at 30, if I could only remember what those things are.
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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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It’s money. I remember it from when I was single
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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.
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That’s the thing about jazz: it’s free flowing, it comes from your soul.
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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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Two thousand years ago Jesus is crucified, three days later he walks out of a cave and they celebrate with chocolate bunnies and marshmallow Peeps and beautifully decorated eggs. I guess these were things Jesus loved as a child.
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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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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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