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.
ALAN KINGWhen 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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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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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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One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
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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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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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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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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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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 had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
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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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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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