I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
ALAN KINGThe other day my house caught fire.
More Alan King Quotes
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I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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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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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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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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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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I was a high school throw-out.
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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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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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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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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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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