I have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious.
BILLY CRYSTALI 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.
More Billy Crystal Quotes
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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 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.
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Don’t give up your power.
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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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When we had the girls, my daughter Jenny gave us like a Bible from my daughter of, “Don’t feed them this; don’t feed them that, if she says this, don’t say that,” It was crazy!
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That’s the thing about jazz: it’s free flowing, it comes from your soul.
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I’m married – I’ve caught my limit.
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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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I’m a sucker for a free tuxedo.
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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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Women need a reason to have sex, men just need a place.
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The Passion of the Christ opened up on Ash Wednesday, had a Good Friday.
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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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Nobody is more truthful when he’s acting than De Niro.
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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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