Billy Crystal Quotes
In the late 1960s, I was working as an usher for the New York stage production of 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.'
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Nothing is over and done with. Nothing. Not even your malice.
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There's a long tradition of black folks pleading with white people. It's a tradition that emerges from political necessity, so I get it; I'm just not very interested in it.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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For the first time I go to La Scala, for each thing, for each rehearsal, my knees were shaking. But the audience was very fine with me.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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I write, having seen what's happening already in my head. I see it as a movie, and I'm just writing down what's happening in front of me.
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It was mostly through pop culture, through hip-hop, through Dungeons & Dragons and comic books that I acquired much of my vocabulary.
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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there's going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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I've had completely gray hair since, like, 30.
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I know it's a guy thing to chest bump, but me and my dancers chest bump before hitting the stage. Not too hard though...ouch!
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No days off. I'm a workaholic.
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I had a lot of vocal problems when I was younger. I don't know if it's down to leading a healthier lifestyle or what but my range has increased.
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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.
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The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.
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We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and I was also interested in broad cultural issues. We agreed on all major issues and became friends.
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I don't know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I'll continue to do that.
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Even Colin Powell who was everywhere before he became secretary of state, just stopped going out. I think part of it was he didn't want to be viewed suspiciously by the other people in the White House who rarely go anywhere.
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I'm at a loss for words. But even my loss is amplified.
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I broke my neck, it's a classic neck break from chin to chest. If I had been alone, I would probably be dead.
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I have a job that requires me to be in the public eye in the way that makes me extra careful about sharing information.
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I guess I'm a very keen observer, and I'd like to think I have a good imagination.
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You [as a president] have to have a strong team around you. You have to have respect for institutions and the process to make good decisions because you are inherently reliant on other folks.
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It's time to give back; you know, I've lived in this beautiful world of fashion for so long, and it's time to really get my hands dirty and get in the trenches and see the world for what it really is.
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In the late 1960s, I was working as an usher for the New York stage production of 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.'
