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 CRYSTAL
Dad had a music store, and he’d often bring home comedy albums that I would listen to. I started listening to Bob Newhart and Bill Cosby, and developing taste. They really influenced my style of comedy.
![Billy Crystal Quote - 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/i-was-introducing-director-and-producer-hal-roach--683x1024.jpg)
![Billy Crystal Quote - I never stopped believing in us and I never felt like I was wanting for anything, except for my father, and that was not going to be. I describe in the book [that] I don’t think I ever felt young again in that way.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/i-never-stopped-believing-in-us-and-i-never-felt-l-683x1024.jpg)
