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Billy Crystal
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 14
Actor
Baseball Player
Comedian
Director
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
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Screenwriter
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
New York City
New York
William Edward Crystal
Niro
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Gentlemen, start your egos!
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I quit drinking. That was a big problem for a lot of years. Then after that, I just started feeling grateful again.
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The Passion of the Christ opened up on Ash Wednesday, had a Good Friday.
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[I did impressions] of relatives because I heard so many different sounds. My dad was in the music business and of course my uncle was a giant [music producer], but my dad in particular had the house filled with these Dixieland jazz stars.
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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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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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As a director and an actor, I encourage improvisation but in character and in the moment of what it is.
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For almost 40 years, he was the brightest star in the comedy galaxy... Their beautiful light will continue to shine on us forever. And the glow will be so bright, it'll warm your heart, it'll make your eyes glisten, and it'll make you think to yourselves: Robin Williams, what a concept.
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I think I've far exceeded what I ever thought I could possibly do. I'm almost shocked that I'm still around after all of these years . . . and always grateful that I get another turn to do something.
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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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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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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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Two thousand years ago Jesus is crucified, three days later he walks out of a cave and they celebrate with chocolate bunnies and marshmallow Peeps and beautifully decorated eggs. I guess these were things Jesus loved as a child.
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Change is such hard work.
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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?
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Consider the rose...The rose is the sweetest smelling flower of all, and it's the most beautiful because it's the most simple, right? But sometimes, you got to clip the rose. You got to cut the rose back, so something sweeter smelling and stronger, and even more beautiful, will grow in its place
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My granddaughter's birth has made me want to create things she will love.
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Great news! Hosting Oscars counts five hours toward my community service!
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I'm married - I've caught my limit.
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The inspiration was this great group of 40 or 50 relatives, sometimes for Thanksgiving or Passover or something and my brothers would just go up and make them laugh.
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