Billy Crystal

“It's like being a gym rat, but you're a theater rat, and then that becomes your fraternity house. That becomes your extended family.”

“My mum, Helen, was hilarious. She had a tremendous sense of humour and was a great singer and tap dancer. For many years, she was the voice of Minnie Mouse in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Par...”

“That's the thing about jazz: it's free flowing, it comes from your soul.”

“Muhammad Ali struck us in the middle of America's darkest night, in the heart of its most threatening gathering storm. His power toppled the mightiest of foes, and his intense light shined o...”

“Humans love sex, we need sex, it's how we connect, it reminds us we're alive, it's the third most basic human need, after food and good movie popcorn.”

“I really could've been a good student, but I was always hearing an imaginary audience.”

“The Academy and the Oscars have been very gracious to me.”

“Our professor was Marty Scorsese. Marty was a graduate student, or Mr. Scorsese, which is what I had to call him, and still do when I see him 'cause he gave me a C.”

“My granddaughter's birth has made me want to create things she will love.”

“One night, I wrote down all the things I was waiting to do with my little granddaughter, and it became a book, 'I Already Know I Love You.' It was one of those really lovely things in life.”

“My dad, Jack, had a great sense of humour and had a strong impact on me and my humour.”

“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...”

“As I sit here writing and look across the room at Janice, I keep thinking of the most heartbreaking question: which of us will go first?”

“Mr. Hitchcock knew what he was doing.”

“I watch old 'Truth or Consequences' on Hulu. 'Concentration.' And 'The Match Game' with Gene Rayburn.”

“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...”

“I'm going to go on just living and laughing and loving.”

“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.”

“I've known Kareem since I was kid. He lived in Manhattan, but my best friend used to go to high school with him, and he was in my house the day I graduated from high school in 1965.”

“To this day, with all of these muscle-bound guys, nobody hit the ball further than Mickey Mantle, with his natural strength.”