Billy Crystal

Bambi, to a kid, was scary. ”

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

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. ”

I can always say I led off for the New York Yankees. It's an amazing feeling. ”

Can you imagine if Babe Ruth had had Twitter? ”

I was a good baseball player. I still play a couple of times a week as part of my daily workout. Just throwing the ball, running around, fielding ground balls, you know. It's better to me than being on a treadmill or some sort of Zumba class. ”

When you're the host of the Academy Awards, and you grew up watching Bob Hope and Johnny Carson, and now it's your turn, and you get a chance to run with the baton on the relay for a while, I really embraced it and just really loved being there. ”

My girls turned out great. ”

Performing was how I was able to release this pain I had. ”

I pride myself in being able to survive just about any situation on stage now. I can handle pressure. ”