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.
BILLY CRYSTALBambi, to a kid, was scary.
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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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Don’t give up your power.
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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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As a director and an actor, I encourage improvisation but in character and in the moment of what it is.
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Good news, they found Nemo! The bad news is, they found him in one of Wolfgang Puck’s puff pastries.
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At 60, I could do the same things I could do at 30, if I could only remember what those things are.
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From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that’s what I had to do.
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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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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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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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I’d like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.
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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.
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I don’t like heights. This is why I stopped growing at fifth grade.
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I started examining history and then everything related to the theater. History, art, all the other studies, if I could link them into the theater, then it became alive for me. It just opened up my eyes.
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I’m a sucker for a free tuxedo.
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