If you want to read about love and marriage, you’ve got to buy two separate books.
ALAN KINGWhen I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That’s what the trees are all about.
More Alan King Quotes
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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When 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.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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My lawyer said, “Shouldn’t be a problem. What kind of coverage do you have?” I said, “Fire and theft.” The lawyer frowned. “Uh oh. Wrong kind. Should be fire OR theft.”
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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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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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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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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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The ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
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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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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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