Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore’s program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
ALAN KINGI made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
More Alan King Quotes
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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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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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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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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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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
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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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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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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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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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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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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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