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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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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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 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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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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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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I was a high school throw-out.
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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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Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
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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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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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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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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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