I had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
ALAN KINGOne thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
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When I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That’s what the trees are all about.
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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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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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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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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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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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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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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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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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I was a high school throw-out.
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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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Eating takes a special talent. Some people are much better at it than others. In that way, it is like sex, and as with sex.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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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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