At 60, I could do the same things I could do at 30, if I could only remember what those things are.
BILLY CRYSTALI have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious.
More Billy Crystal Quotes
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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.
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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 used to limp around my neighborhood imitating him. I did my Bar Mitzvah with an Oklahoma drawl.
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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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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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Women need a reason to have sex, men just need a place.
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I’m going to go on just living and laughing and loving.
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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 give up your dream, you give up.
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I don’t like heights. This is why I stopped growing at fifth grade.
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I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
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You have to always remember they’re not your own kids. Play with them, love them, spoil them to death – then hand them back.
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Don’t give up your power.
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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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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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