My brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn’t let him cut my nails.
ALAN KINGThe other day my house caught fire.
More Alan King Quotes
-
-
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 KING -
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.
ALAN KING -
If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
ALAN KING -
Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
ALAN KING -
And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
ALAN KING -
I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
ALAN KING -
Modesty is not one of my virtues.
ALAN KING -
But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
ALAN KING -
When I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That’s what the trees are all about.
ALAN KING -
As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
ALAN KING -
Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
ALAN KING -
My favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
ALAN KING -
Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn’t know fluffy. Everything sank.
ALAN KING -
Let’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
ALAN KING -
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.
ALAN KING