If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
ALAN KINGI don’t mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.
More Alan King Quotes
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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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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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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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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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 didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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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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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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