The inspiration was this great group of 40 or 50 relatives, sometimes for Thanksgiving or Passover or something and my brothers would just go up and make them laugh.
BILLY CRYSTALI’d like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.
More Billy Crystal Quotes
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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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Did you ever reach a point in your life, where you say to yourself, ‘This is the best I’m ever going to look, the best I’m ever going to feel, the best I’m ever going to do,’ and it ain’t that 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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I’d like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.
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Nobody is more truthful when he’s acting than De Niro.
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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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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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In high school, I was the class comedian as opposed to the class clown. The difference is the class clown is the guy who drops his pants at the football game, the class comedian is the guy who talked him into it.
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[I did impressions] of relatives because I heard so many different sounds. My dad was in the music business and of course my uncle was a giant [music producer], but my dad in particular had the house filled with these Dixieland jazz stars.
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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 love doing it [hosting the Oscars] because I love the danger of it and you have to come through and think on your feet.
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I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
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It’s money. I remember it from when I was single
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There’s a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. With all dead, well, with all dead there’s usually only one thing you can do. Go through his clothes and look for loose change.
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The Passion of the Christ opened up on Ash Wednesday, had a Good Friday.
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