I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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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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Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was 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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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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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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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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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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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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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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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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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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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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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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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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I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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It’s more fun with someone who really likes it. I can’t imagine having a lasting friendship with anyone who is not interested in food.
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
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