Modesty is not one of my virtues.
ALAN KINGYou know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
More Alan King Quotes
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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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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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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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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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The other day my house caught fire.
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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 think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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I’m only… I’m only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I’m a… I’m just screaming all over the place with joy.
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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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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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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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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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