There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
ALAN KINGEating takes a special talent. Some people are much better at it than others. In that way, it is like sex, and as with sex.
More Alan King Quotes
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I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn’t know fluffy. Everything sank.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore’s program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
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My lawyer said, “Shouldn’t be a problem. What kind of coverage do you have?” I said, “Fire and theft.” The lawyer frowned. “Uh oh. Wrong kind. Should be fire OR theft.”
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My brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn’t let him cut my nails.
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Eating takes a special talent. Some people are much better at it than others. In that way, it is like sex, and as with sex.
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Villains are a ball. People have been laughing at me for 50 years, so I love to sit in the back of the theater and listen to them hate me.
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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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When I was in the hospital they gave me apple juice every morning, even after I told them I didn’t like it. I had to get even.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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