When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
ALAN KINGWhen I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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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 want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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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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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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Eating takes a special talent. Some people are much better at it than others. In that way, it is like sex, and as with sex.
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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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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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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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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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I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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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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I was a high school throw-out.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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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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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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