Billy Crystal

“President Clinton knew the course and goes, 'Here's what you want to do here.' By the fourth hole, you wanted to hit him with your putter.”

“Your first friends are your truest friends, I find. And the ones that stick are really special.”

“Nothing takes the sting out of these tough economic times like watching a bunch of millionaires giving golden statues to each other.”

“Nobody is more truthful when he's acting than De Niro.”

“At 60, I could do the same things I could do at 30, if I could only remember what those things are.”

“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.”

“As a comedian, you have everything working against you.”

“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 on America, and we were able to see clearly injustice, inequality, poverty, pride, self realization, courage, laughter, love, joy and religious freedom for all.”

“'Parental Guidance' combines comedy and pathos in the best way.”

“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'm proud that I have done so many different kinds of things and maintained an amazing family. And I think that's the joy: that I've been able to have everything.”

“That's still the greatest high, that feeling of being in control of 2,000 people. It's me and them, and I like the odds. It's not even so much the funny. It's getting them quiet. In the quiet moments in '700 Sundays,' I just really love that they're getting moved.”

“From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that's what I had to do.”

“Two thousand years ago Jesus is crucified, three days later he walks out of a cave and they celebrate with chocolate bunnies and marshmallow Peeps and beautifully decorated eggs. I guess these were things Jesus loved as a child.”

“There are all these things I want to accomplish. We never know how long we're going to get.”

“You don't want to wait for that aged jockey role.”

“What's so fascinating and frustrating and great about life is that you're constantly starting over, all the time, and I love that.”

“Believe me, happiness is not ticking off Walter Cronkite.”

“Doing my Broadway show '700 Sundays' reminded me how much I love working in front of an audience.”

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