My father was a dreamer – my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady’s handbags.
ALAN KINGMilton 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.
More Alan King Quotes
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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When I was in the hospital they gave me apple juice every morning, even after I told them I didn’t like it. I had to get even.
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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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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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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 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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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.
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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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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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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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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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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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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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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