We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
ALAN KINGAs life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
More Alan King Quotes
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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.
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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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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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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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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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If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
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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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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn’t know fluffy. Everything sank.
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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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Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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I don’t mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.
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