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.
ALAN KINGLet’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
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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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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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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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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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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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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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 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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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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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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