I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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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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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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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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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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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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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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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 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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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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The other day my house caught fire.
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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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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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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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My favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
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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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When I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That’s what the trees are all about.
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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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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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The ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
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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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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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