Billy Crystal Quotes
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There are recurring elements in popularized fairy tales, such as absent parents, some sort of struggle, a transformation, and a marriage. If you look at a range of stories, you find many stories about marriage, sexual initiation, abandonment. The plots often revolve around what to me seem to be elemental fears and desires.
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Tom Brokaw was never young.
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The most difficult story that I've ever been involved in breaking on any of my shows was 'The Constant' episode of 'Lost,' which was when Desmond was consciousness-traveling.
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One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.
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In a way, Jersey really supports rock, maybe more than New York City and Long Island. I know plenty of bands that tour and do much better at Starland or other clubs in New Jersey than others in the tri-state area.
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Unfortunately, the United States has entered into several free trade agreements that do not sufficiently protect and support our manufacturing industries and the millions of American workers they employ.
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The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it.
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I definitely have the screenwriting itch.
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
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My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.
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People do ask me if I think I can make it in the States.
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As a musician I'm about expressing what's inside, and I think everyone has a song in them that they need to get out, whatever their gig is.
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Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing.
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The work that I do with all of my characters is have some sense of where they come from. I kind of create my own story for myself. What's going on with my parents? Are they alive? Or family - do I have children? Do you see those things or not?
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My waist used to be tiny. I just saw a picture of Miley Cyrus with a little crop top and low pants, and I'm like, 'That was me growing up in Brazil!' I had the typical model body, but after babies, it changed. I look more like a woman.
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A pig's trotter is a fantastic thing. The first night of my honeymoon in Paris, my wife fell asleep in her steak tartare, so my trotter kept me company.
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I don't let many things that are superficial keep me in a box.
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I would love to have a drink with Meryl Streep or Prince. Those are my top two people I would love to talk to.
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My mom's a chemist, so she's pretty smart.
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In my family, I'm the middle of three, and I'm like a lot of middle children. I was one of those kids that floated from group to group. I liked being able to be included in all the groups - the bad kids, the smart kids.
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If the communist party is controlling China, they represent China.
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I set up situations that involve abandoning control and finding out what happens.
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You want to feel like people are hiring you because they want to work with you, not because of who your parents are.
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My granddaughter's birth has made me want to create things she will love.
