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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.

Billy Crystal

I’m going to go on just living and laughing and loving.
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Goes Laughing On
I was introducing [director and producer] Hal Roach – Mr. Roach was 100 years old, he was one of the fathers of early days in films, he put Laurel with Hardy, he created the Our Gang kids, and all these silent movies he did – he was a giant.
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Father Introducing Kids Producer Years
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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Hands Kids Play
Bambi, to a kid, was scary.
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Comedy Kids Scary
That’s the thing about jazz: it’s free flowing, it comes from your soul.
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Comedy Jazz Soul
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.
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Guidance Now Then Thinking
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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Comedian Host Mentality Situations Thinking
I’m comfortable being old… being black… being Jewish.
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Being Black Comedy Old
You really have to have some muscle to be on the stage in front of the world.
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Muscles Stage World
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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Comedy Jazz Thinking
It’s money. I remember it from when I was single
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Financial Funny Money
Nobody is more truthful when he’s acting than De Niro.
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Acting Comedy Truthful
Don’t give up your power.
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Don't Give Up Giving Up Power
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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Believe Book Father
I can’t be funny if my feet don’t feel right.
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Feels Right Feet Humour
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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Death Kids Love Own Play

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