My brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn’t let him cut my nails.
ALAN KINGI had a sympathetic role in ‘thirtysomething,’ and in two weeks I’m going to do the role again.
More Alan King Quotes
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We set no styles, no standards. We’re reflections. It’s a distorted mirror in the fun house.
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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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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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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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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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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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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Milton took vaudeville, which, if you look up ‘vaudeville’ in the dictionary, right alongside of it, it says ‘Milton Berle’ – and he made it just a tremendous party.
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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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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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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If you want to read about love and marriage, you’ve got to buy two separate books.
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