Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
William Edward "Billy" Crystal is an American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian and television host. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When Harry Met Sally..., City Slickers, and Analyze Thisand providing the voice of Mike Wazowski in the Monsters, Inc. franchise...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth14 March 1948
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
There's only, I think, in life, three things that I do pretty well: Performing, I still can field ground balls, and I make nice kids.
Kids need a happy household. They need to be loved and supported in their dreams. And I don't think you can make your kids' dreams your own. They need you to support them in their dreams.
I'd like to think there is a Heaven, and it starts from the happiest day in your life.
I think I've far exceeded what I ever thought I could possibly do. I'm almost shocked that I'm still around after all of these years . . . and always grateful that I get another turn to do something.
My mind is always going. I'm always thinking what I need to do, what I haven't done, what I did do, what I didn't do as well as I could - I'm relentless that way with myself.
I love doing it [hosting the Oscars] because I love the danger of it and you have to come through and think on your feet. That's why that show, no matter who hosts it, it really should be a fast-thinking comedian who is really quick on their feet that can handle situations that happen, or somebody with that kind of mentality that can capitalize on something.
I think when I feel I'm at my best is when I'm on stage, and it's my version of jazz because it's just riffing or something.
I've seen worse. . . . It just so happens that your friend here is mostly dead. There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead.
People thought this would be an award show -- but we couldn't get anybody to open up the envelopes. I've been backstage at a lot of rock concerts, and I've never seen musicians run away from white powder before!
Bill don't go, it's OK, we love you.
At night, I'll notice a thigh will just start aching. And this arm, and this...
I would even walk so it wouldn't look like we're together. Here I can hold his hand.
I quit drinking. That was a big problem for a lot of years. Then after that, I just started feeling grateful again.
I always was a performer, from the time I was little. It was always a natural place for me to be.