Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
ALAN KINGI was a high school throw-out.
More Alan King Quotes
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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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 father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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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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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is 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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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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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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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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Banks have a new image. Now you have ‘a friend,’ your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?
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