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.
ALAN KINGEating takes a special talent. Some people are much better at it than others. In that way, it is like sex, and as with sex.
More Alan King Quotes
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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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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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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My lawyer said, “Shouldn’t be a problem. What kind of coverage do you have?” I said, “Fire and theft.” The lawyer frowned. “Uh oh. Wrong kind. Should be fire OR theft.”
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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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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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The ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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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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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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When I get up in the morning, I have to decide what I’m going to have for dinner or I can’t get through the day.
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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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