Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore’s program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
ALAN KINGMy favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
More Alan King Quotes
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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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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I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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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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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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I don’t mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.
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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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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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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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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’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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