From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that’s what I had to do.
BILLY CRYSTALThat’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.
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Bambi, to a kid, was scary.
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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 don’t like heights. This is why I stopped growing at fifth grade.
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Women need a reason to have sex, men just need a place.
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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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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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I’d like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.
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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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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. …
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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’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.
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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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Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I’d always go off book and start improvising.
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It is better to look good than to feel good.
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