The ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
ALAN KINGI’m only… I’m only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I’m a… I’m just screaming all over the place with joy.
More Alan King Quotes
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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The other day my house caught fire.
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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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Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
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Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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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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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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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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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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When I get up in the morning, I have to decide what I’m going to have for dinner or I can’t get through the day.
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My favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
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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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One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
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