An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
ALAN KINGYou do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
More Alan King Quotes
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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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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One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
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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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If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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The ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
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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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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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