One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
ALAN KINGWhen I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
More Alan King Quotes
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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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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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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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I was a high school throw-out.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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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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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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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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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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When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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