A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
ALAN KINGVillains 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.
More Alan King Quotes
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Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
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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 watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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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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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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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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Let’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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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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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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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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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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I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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