American - Comedian | March 14, 1947 -
I never missed a birthday. I never missed a school play. We carpooled. And the greatest compliment I can ever get is not about my career or performance or anything; it's when people say, 'You know, your girls are great.' That's the real thing for me.
Billy Crystal
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I went to my first game May 30, 1956, and Mantle was in the beginnings of his Triple Crown season. And he was drop-dead handsome.
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My dad died when I was 15 and worked way too much.
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When I was about 21 and just about to get out of college at NYU, Vietnam was raging, and I was a frustrated musician for a little bit.
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The Academy and the Oscars have been very gracious to me.
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I've worn down America.
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I pride myself in being able to survive just about any situation on stage now. I can handle pressure.
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I've said, I never thought I rebelled. I never - I don't think I've ever had that period. You know, I just had to do what I had to do. You know, I was a good kid.
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I don't know what I would have done to rebel. I don't know what I was rebelling against.
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I don't like to watch my work after I do it because it just - I'll always look at the wrong things.
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Time scares me: having enough time to do all the things that I want to do in life, just even in terms of forgetting about the business I'm in.
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There are all these things I want to accomplish. We never know how long we're going to get.
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