My father was a dreamer – my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady’s handbags.
ALAN KINGComedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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Let’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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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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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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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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It’s more fun with someone who really likes it. I can’t imagine having a lasting friendship with anyone who is not interested in food.
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Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
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