When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
ALAN KINGWhen I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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The ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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Banks have a new image. Now you have ‘a friend,’ your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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It’s more fun with someone who really likes it. I can’t imagine having a lasting friendship with anyone who is not interested in food.
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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Then, of course, you’re hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
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I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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