I don’t like heights. This is why I stopped growing at fifth grade.
BILLY CRYSTALWhat’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 have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious.
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I used to limp around my neighborhood imitating him. I did my Bar Mitzvah with an Oklahoma drawl.
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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’m a sucker for a free tuxedo.
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As a director and an actor, I encourage improvisation but in character and in the moment of what it is.
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I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
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At some point I stopped stand-up because I didn’t have something to say on a nightly basis.
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I’m comfortable being old… being black… being Jewish.
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That’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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I think when I feel I’m at my best is when I’m on stage, and it’s my version of jazz because it’s just riffing or something.
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You give up your dream, you give up.
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It is better to look good than to feel good.
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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 married – I’ve caught my limit.
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If you do something for the first time, you will always remember it. If your Dad has something to do with it, you write about it.
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