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.
BILLY CRYSTALYou have to always remember they’re not your own kids. Play with them, love them, spoil them to death – then hand them back.
More Billy Crystal Quotes
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It is better to look good than to feel good.
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When you realize you want to invest the rest of your lifestyle with somebody, you want the rest of your life to commence as quickly as achievable.
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You really have to have some muscle to be on the stage in front of the world.
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Nothing can take the sting out of the world’s economic problems like watching millionaires present each other with golden statues.
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Did you ever reach a point in your life, where you say to yourself, ‘This is the best I’m ever going to look, the best I’m ever going to feel, the best I’m ever going to do,’ and it ain’t that great?
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That’s the thing about jazz: it’s free flowing, it comes from your soul.
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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’d like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.
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Nobody is more truthful when he’s acting than De Niro.
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It’s money. I remember it from when I was single
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Change is such hard work.
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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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You have to really respect what your kids are doing with their kids and how they’re raising them. You can’t push your way into areas where you shouldn’t be saying anything.
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Kids need a happy household. They need to be loved and supported in their dreams. And I don’t think you can make your kids’ dreams your own. They need you to support them in their dreams.
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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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