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.
BILLY CRYSTALWhoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead.
More Billy Crystal Quotes
-
-
Change is such hard work.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
That’s the thing about jazz: it’s free flowing, it comes from your soul.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
The Passion of the Christ opened up on Ash Wednesday, had a Good Friday.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
Well, the way things are going, aside from wheat and auto parts, America’s biggest export is now the Oscar.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
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.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
I had really good hearing and when you’re scared it gets heightened so you hear scratching noises or something.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
In high school, I was the class comedian as opposed to the class clown. The difference is the class clown is the guy who drops his pants at the football game, the class comedian is the guy who talked him into it.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
At some point I stopped stand-up because I didn’t have something to say on a nightly basis.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
I don’t like heights. This is why I stopped growing at fifth grade.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I’d always go off book and start improvising.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
What’s so fascinating and frustrating and great about life is that you’re constantly starting over, all the time, and I love that.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
I’m married – I’ve caught my limit.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
At 60, I could do the same things I could do at 30, if I could only remember what those things are.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
I’ve always thought that the key to a good sex life is variety. That’s why God gave me two hands. Humans love sex, we need sex, it’s how we connect, it reminds us we’re alive, it’s the third most basic human need, after food and good movie popcorn.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
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?
BILLY CRYSTAL -
Nothing can take the sting out of the world’s economic problems like watching millionaires present each other with golden statues.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
I love doing it [hosting the Oscars] because I love the danger of it and you have to come through and think on your feet.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
I have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
It’s money. I remember it from when I was single
BILLY CRYSTAL -
I’m a sucker for a free tuxedo.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he’s too old to go anywhere.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
Bambi, to a kid, was scary.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
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.
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 -
You have to always remember they’re not your own kids. Play with them, love them, spoil them to death – then hand them back.
BILLY CRYSTAL -
I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
BILLY CRYSTAL