When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
ALAN KINGI had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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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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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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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Then, of course, you’re hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
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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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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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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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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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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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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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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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