I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
ALAN KINGI’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.
More Alan King Quotes
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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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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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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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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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.
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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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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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When I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That’s what the trees are all about.
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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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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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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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