Quotes by Billy Crystal

About Billy Crystal:

William Edward is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When Harry Met Sally... (1989), City Slickers (1991), and Analyze This (1999) and providing the voice of Mike Wazowski in the Monsters, Inc. franchise.
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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.

Billy Crystal

Humans love sex, we need sex, it's how we connect, it reminds us we're alive, it's the third most basic human need, after food and good movie popcorn.

Billy Crystal

Change is such hard work.

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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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My dad, Jack, had a great sense of humour and had a strong impact on me and my humour.

Billy Crystal

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. You have to always remember they're not your own kids. Play with them, love t...

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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.

Billy Crystal

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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A laugh is a weird sound, and when you get a couple thousand people making it at once, it's really strange. But when I can feel proud of myself for causing it, it's great.

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I'm a baby. I sleep like a baby - I'm up every two hours. And I think a lot. I worry a lot. I have great nights of no sleep where ideas come.

Billy Crystal

To be good, you need to believe in what you're doing.

Billy Crystal

I can't be funny if my feet don't feel right.

Billy Crystal

From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that's what I had to do.

Billy Crystal

I'd like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.

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My granddaughter's birth has made me want to create things she will love.

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Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place.

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Well, the way things are going, aside from wheat and auto parts, America's biggest export is now the Oscar.

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That's the thing about jazz: it's free flowing, it comes from your soul.

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Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I'd always go off book and start improvising.

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Nobody is more truthful when he's acting than De Niro.

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Author Bio

  • NameBilly Crystal
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornMarch 14, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Film Director; Baseball Player; Voice Actor; Writer
  • AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award