There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
ALAN KINGMilton 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.
More Alan King Quotes
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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 thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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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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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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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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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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I don’t mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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Villains are a ball. People have been laughing at me for 50 years, so I love to sit in the back of the theater and listen to them hate me.
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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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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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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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When I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That’s what the trees are all about.
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