My favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
ALAN KINGI made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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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Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
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When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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The other day my house caught fire.
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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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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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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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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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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