I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
ALAN KINGBut in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
More Alan King Quotes
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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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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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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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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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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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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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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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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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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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I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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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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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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