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 KINGThen, of course, you’re hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
More Alan King Quotes
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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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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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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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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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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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 didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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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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Let’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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Milton took vaudeville, which, if you look up ‘vaudeville’ in the dictionary, right alongside of it, it says ‘Milton Berle’ – and he made it just a tremendous party.
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I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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