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 KINGSome would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
More Alan King Quotes
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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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I was a high school throw-out.
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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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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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Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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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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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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