I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
ALAN KINGIf you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
More Alan King Quotes
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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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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It’s more fun with someone who really likes it. I can’t imagine having a lasting friendship with anyone who is not interested in food.
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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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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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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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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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My mother’s sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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