I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
ALAN KINGMy father was a dreamer – my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady’s handbags.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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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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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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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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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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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 just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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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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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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The other day my house caught fire.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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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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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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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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