I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
ALAN KINGWe watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
More Alan King Quotes
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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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It’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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Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny.
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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The other day my house caught fire.
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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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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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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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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I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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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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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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