My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
ALAN KINGMy 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.
More Alan King Quotes
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I was a high school throw-out.
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If you want to read about love and marriage, you’ve got to buy two separate books.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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The other day my house caught fire.
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Milton took vaudeville, which, if you look up ‘vaudeville’ in the dictionary, right alongside of it, it says ‘Milton Berle’ – and he made it just a tremendous party.
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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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 favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
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I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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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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Let’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny.
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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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