I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
ALAN KINGMy son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
More Alan King Quotes
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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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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 favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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One morning, I poured the apple juice into the specimen tube. The nurse held it up and said, ‘It’s a little cloudy.’ I took the tube from her and said, ‘Let me run it through again,’ and drank it. The nurse fainted.
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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 son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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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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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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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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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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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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If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
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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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I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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