Billy Crystal Quotes
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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Platinum for me signifies everlasting love, which needs to be celebrated in the most special way.
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Some people are born with a vital and responsive energy. It not only enables them to keep abreast of the times; it qualifies them to furnish in their own personality a good bit of the motive power to the mad pace.
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I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.
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I want to direct what I feel is interesting - not what is supposed to be my zone.
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I'm like a mechanic. If you break down and phone the AA, they'll come to you whether it's raining or snowing. That's what an actor should do.
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My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
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How natural that the errors of the ancient should be handed down and, mixing with the principles and system which Christ taught, give to us an adulterated Christianity.
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I wanted to publish a book simply to be buried with it; that's all I wanted. I had no ambition beyond that.
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Leonard Cohen has a way with words and with humor that remind me to lighten up, which I appreciate very much.
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I prefer to connect with fans from the stage. Like, I don't have a Twitter page, or anything like that. So for me, that's what the show is about. For me - is a way to interact with fans; being up onstage and showing them, through music - which is all I really know - the best way to say thank you.
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I just picked up golf, it was good, give me a chance to play golf.
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I think it's nice to break down that barrier, that models are seen and not heard.
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You have a lot of great teams in the NBA. I watched San Antonio against Dallas, and they're two great teams, and there are great teams in the east, as well. So it takes time to gel, as we've all seen.
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I think it's horrible that people have to be told. Don't smoke! Everybody knows it's bad for the health. But they have to forbid it.
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Certain writers look down their noses at plot, and I think I might have been one of them until I tried it.
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I want to keep acting. I'll be acting probably until I get a lot older.
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There's nothing that can replace quality programs in a non-profit.
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Youth is the only thing worth having. When I find that I am growing old, I shall kill myself.
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If sleep does not provide a remarkable set of benefits, then it's the biggest mistake the evolutionary process has ever made.
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I was born a Tory, am a Tory and shall die a Tory. It is part of me... it is something I cannot alter.
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When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of commanding attention, and giving the tone to the conversation.
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Everybody's got a puncher's chance in this game. I mean every single person on Earth. But my whole focus, my whole style, my whole dynamic is built around taking that power away from you. So where is the logic in why you're different from anybody else? There is no logic in it.
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I never worry that I'll die in my sleep, because I'm never asleep!