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 KINGThe ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
More Alan King Quotes
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I was a high school throw-out.
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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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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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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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Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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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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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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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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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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My favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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