My brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn’t let him cut my nails.
ALAN KINGWhen I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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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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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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One morning, I poured the apple juice into the specimen tube. The nurse held it up and said, ‘It’s a little cloudy.’ I took the tube from her and said, ‘Let me run it through again,’ and drank it. The nurse fainted.
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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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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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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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My father was a dreamer – my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady’s handbags.
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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 world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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