I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
ALAN KINGAs a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
More Alan King Quotes
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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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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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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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Let’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
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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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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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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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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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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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If you want to read about love and marriage, you’ve got to buy two separate books.
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Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn’t know fluffy. Everything sank.
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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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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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