I have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious.
BILLY CRYSTALI 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.
More Billy Crystal Quotes
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When I’ve gotten criticism, it’s that it’s too long, too soft, didn’t hit the government hard enough. Then when I do hit the government, they go, What’s he doing hitting the government?
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My grandparents invented joylessness. They were not fun. I’ve already had more fun with my grandchildren than my grandparents ever had with me.
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Nobody is more truthful when he’s acting than De Niro.
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I’m married – I’ve caught my limit.
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You give up your dream, you give up.
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When comedy is good, it’s jazz. The beats of it, the looseness, the improvisational part, the music-the way you hit the inflection, the high notes of a joke. It’s all melody to me.
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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’d like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.
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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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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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It’s money. I remember it from when I was single
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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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I don’t like heights. This is why I stopped growing at fifth grade.
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I’m a sucker for a free tuxedo.
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Bambi, to a kid, was scary.
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