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From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that’s what I had to do.

Billy Crystal

By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he’s too old to go anywhere.
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Inspirational Life Wise
I have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious.
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Different Happened Something
As a director and an actor, I encourage improvisation but in character and in the moment of what it is.
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Actors Character Directors
I’m a baby. I sleep like a baby – I’m up every two hours. And I think a lot. I worry a lot. I have great nights of no sleep where ideas come.
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Baby Night Sleep
I always came away thinking “I’d like to see her more,” you know? And then when [Parental Guidance] was ready to be cast, we thought – Bette [Midler]. So we called her.
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Guidance Now Then Thinking
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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Brother Inspiration Laughing
You give up your dream, you give up.
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Dream Giving Vision
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.
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Dad Home Style
I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
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Feels Right Feet Humour
Bambi, to a kid, was scary.
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Comedy Kids Scary
Nobody is more truthful when he’s acting than De Niro.
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Acting Comedy Truthful
At some point I stopped stand-up because I didn’t have something to say on a nightly basis.
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Bases Nightly Something
I used to limp around my neighborhood imitating him. I did my Bar Mitzvah with an Oklahoma drawl.
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Baseball Country
I’m a sucker for a free tuxedo.
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Country Free Life Sucker
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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Couple Laughing People
From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that’s what I had to do.
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