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?
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 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/i-did-impressions-of-relatives-because-i-heard-so-.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)
