When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
ALAN KINGMy son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
More Alan King Quotes
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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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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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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 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 won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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Then, of course, you’re hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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When I was in the hospital they gave me apple juice every morning, even after I told them I didn’t like it. I had to get even.
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When I get up in the morning, I have to decide what I’m going to have for dinner or I can’t get through the day.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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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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Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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