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.
ALAN KINGWhen I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
More Alan King Quotes
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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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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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When I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That’s what the trees are all about.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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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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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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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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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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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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