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It is great seeing the fruits of your labor. The joy I have in watching my daughters with their kids is great, because they're doing a wonderful job, and the kids are fantastic.

~Billy Crystal

Topics: Because Daughters Doing Fantastic Fruits Great Job Joy Kids Labor Seeing Watching Wonderful Your

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My dad had two, sometimes three jobs. Besides running the Commodore Music Shop in Manhattan, he did jazz concerts, and he ran this great jazz label, Commodore.

~Billy Crystal

Topics: Besides Concerts Dad Did Great Had He Jazz Jobs Label Manhattan Music Ran Running Shop Sometimes Three Two

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I could always improvise. Some of my teachers remember me standing in front of the class with a flower on my head, talking about photosynthesis. I'd stop and say, 'Is this working for any of you?' The kids were like, 'What is he doing?'

~Billy Crystal

Topics: About Always Any Class Could Doing Flower Front He Head Improvise Kids Like Me Remember Remember Me Say Some Standing Stop Talking Teachers Were Working You

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Mom was so funny and loving to us kids. She was our first audience. When my dad died, I was suddenly alone in the house with her because my two older brothers were away at college. I was the man of the house, and she was the grieving woman.

~Billy Crystal

Topics: Alone Audience Away Because Brothers College Dad Died First Funny Grieving Her House Kids Loving Man Mom Older Older Brothers Our She Suddenly Two Us Were Woman

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To me, little Mike Wazowski is one of the best characters I ever got to play because he was funny. He was outrageous. He got angry. He was romantic. He was a full, well-rounded character.

~Billy Crystal

Topics: Angry Because Best Character Characters Ever Full Funny Got He Little Me Mike Outrageous Play Romantic Well-Rounded

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Your success is in your point of view. It's your life that you're talking about; it's your observations. That's the best lesson that I ever had.

~Billy Crystal

Topics: About Best Ever Had Lesson Life Observations Point Point Of View Success Success Is Talking View You Your

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When I'm not thrilled, I get funny.

~Billy Crystal

Topics: Funny Get Thrilled

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Whatever it is that's bothering me - interacting with annoying guy at a restaurant, contemplating my age, or losing friends to illness - I'll start to chip away at it. If you can poke holes in it, it's not as formidable; it's not as scary, and ultimately, it becomes another truth.

~Billy Crystal

Topics: Age Annoying Another Away Becomes Bothering Chip Contemplating Formidable Friends Guy Holes Illness Interacting Losing Me Poke Restaurant Scary Start Truth Ultimately Whatever You

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What life throws at you - you just have to learn how to hit it, which is a baseball metaphor. The ball's outside, you hit to the right. You don't let them go by.

~Billy Crystal

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My older brother Joel became an art teacher; my brother Rip ultimately became a television producer and singer and actor himself.

~Billy Crystal

Topics: Actor Art Became Brother Himself Older Older Brother Producer Rip Singer Teacher Television Ultimately

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: March 14th, 1947

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