Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
ALAN KINGWhen 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.
More Alan King Quotes
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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Villains are a ball. People have been laughing at me for 50 years, so I love to sit in the back of the theater and listen to them hate me.
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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 kept the house clean and we ate good.
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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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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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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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When I was in the hospital they gave me apple juice every morning, even after I told them I didn’t like it. I had to get even.
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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The other day my house caught fire.
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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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