I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
ALAN KINGWhen 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.
More Alan King Quotes
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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I don’t mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.
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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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I’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.
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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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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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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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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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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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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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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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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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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If you want to read about love and marriage, you’ve got to buy two separate books.
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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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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