Billy Crystal.Photo: Vincent Sandoval/Getty ImagesBilly Crystalmay have hosted theAcademy Awardsnine times during his career, but he wasn’t exactly glued to his television for this year’s show.During an interview with theNew York Post, published Thursday, the 73-year-old actor and comedian was asked whether he tuned in tothe Oscarson April 25.“Were they on?” Crystal quipped, before going on to say he’d “rather talk about” his new movieHere Today, which he directed and costars in alongsideTiffany Haddish.He added, “It’s an interesting time, it’s an interesting time.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Billy Crystal.Lee Celano/WireImageCrystal first hostedthe Oscarsin 1990, and last took the stage ashost at the 94th Academy Awards in 2012.The actorchatted with PEOPLElast year amid the release of his filmStanding Up, Falling Down, during which costarBen Schwartzjokingly told him of potentially hosting one more time, “You need to get that 10.““I’ve done nine,” theWhen Harry Met Sally…star said of his hosting record. “I think I’m okay.“He also recalled his post-1998-Oscars call withJohnny Carson, in which the comedy legend told Crystal he did a “sensational” job hosting that year.RELATED VIDEO: Billy Crystal Likely Won’t Hostthe OscarsAgain If Ever Asked: “I’ve Done 9 … I Think I’m Okay"“He said all of these lovely things … I get emotional thinking about it. It was so important to me,” Crystal went on. “[It] was really one of the great experiences of my life.“In hisinterview with thePost, the Emmy- and Tony-winning star also touched on cancel culture, saying, “It’s a totally different world [now] and it doesn’t mean you have to like it.““It’s becoming a minefield and I get it,“The Princess Brideactor said. “I don’t like it, I understand it … I just keep doing what I’m doing and that’s all you can do right now.“Here Todayin is theaters now.
Billy Crystal.Photo: Vincent Sandoval/Getty Images
Billy Crystalmay have hosted theAcademy Awardsnine times during his career, but he wasn’t exactly glued to his television for this year’s show.During an interview with theNew York Post, published Thursday, the 73-year-old actor and comedian was asked whether he tuned in tothe Oscarson April 25.“Were they on?” Crystal quipped, before going on to say he’d “rather talk about” his new movieHere Today, which he directed and costars in alongsideTiffany Haddish.He added, “It’s an interesting time, it’s an interesting time.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Billy Crystal.Lee Celano/WireImageCrystal first hostedthe Oscarsin 1990, and last took the stage ashost at the 94th Academy Awards in 2012.The actorchatted with PEOPLElast year amid the release of his filmStanding Up, Falling Down, during which costarBen Schwartzjokingly told him of potentially hosting one more time, “You need to get that 10.““I’ve done nine,” theWhen Harry Met Sally…star said of his hosting record. “I think I’m okay.“He also recalled his post-1998-Oscars call withJohnny Carson, in which the comedy legend told Crystal he did a “sensational” job hosting that year.RELATED VIDEO: Billy Crystal Likely Won’t Hostthe OscarsAgain If Ever Asked: “I’ve Done 9 … I Think I’m Okay"“He said all of these lovely things … I get emotional thinking about it. It was so important to me,” Crystal went on. “[It] was really one of the great experiences of my life.“In hisinterview with thePost, the Emmy- and Tony-winning star also touched on cancel culture, saying, “It’s a totally different world [now] and it doesn’t mean you have to like it.““It’s becoming a minefield and I get it,“The Princess Brideactor said. “I don’t like it, I understand it … I just keep doing what I’m doing and that’s all you can do right now.“Here Todayin is theaters now.
Billy Crystalmay have hosted theAcademy Awardsnine times during his career, but he wasn’t exactly glued to his television for this year’s show.
During an interview with theNew York Post, published Thursday, the 73-year-old actor and comedian was asked whether he tuned in tothe Oscarson April 25.
“Were they on?” Crystal quipped, before going on to say he’d “rather talk about” his new movieHere Today, which he directed and costars in alongsideTiffany Haddish.
He added, “It’s an interesting time, it’s an interesting time.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Billy Crystal.Lee Celano/WireImage
Crystal first hostedthe Oscarsin 1990, and last took the stage ashost at the 94th Academy Awards in 2012.
The actorchatted with PEOPLElast year amid the release of his filmStanding Up, Falling Down, during which costarBen Schwartzjokingly told him of potentially hosting one more time, “You need to get that 10.”
“I’ve done nine,” theWhen Harry Met Sally…star said of his hosting record. “I think I’m okay.”
He also recalled his post-1998-Oscars call withJohnny Carson, in which the comedy legend told Crystal he did a “sensational” job hosting that year.
RELATED VIDEO: Billy Crystal Likely Won’t Hostthe OscarsAgain If Ever Asked: “I’ve Done 9 … I Think I’m Okay”
“He said all of these lovely things … I get emotional thinking about it. It was so important to me,” Crystal went on. “[It] was really one of the great experiences of my life.”
In hisinterview with thePost, the Emmy- and Tony-winning star also touched on cancel culture, saying, “It’s a totally different world [now] and it doesn’t mean you have to like it.”
“It’s becoming a minefield and I get it,“The Princess Brideactor said. “I don’t like it, I understand it … I just keep doing what I’m doing and that’s all you can do right now.”
Here Todayin is theaters now.
source: people.com
