I’m only… I’m only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I’m a… I’m just screaming all over the place with joy.
ALAN KINGYou know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
More Alan King Quotes
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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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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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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Milton 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.
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I don’t mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.
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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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Banks have a new image. Now you have ‘a friend,’ your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?
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Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
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Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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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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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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My lawyer said, “Shouldn’t be a problem. What kind of coverage do you have?” I said, “Fire and theft.” The lawyer frowned. “Uh oh. Wrong kind. Should be fire OR theft.”
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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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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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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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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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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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When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about.
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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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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