One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
ALAN KINGIt’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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I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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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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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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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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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 read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about.
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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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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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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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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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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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My father was a dreamer – my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady’s handbags.
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My mother’s sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.
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