I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
ALAN KINGI made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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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Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore’s program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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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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Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny.
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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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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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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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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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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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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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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Banks have a new image. Now you have ‘a friend,’ your friendly banker. If the banks are so friendly, how come they chain down the pens?
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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