One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
ALAN KINGThe ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
More Alan King Quotes
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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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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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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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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The other day my house caught fire.
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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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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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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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My favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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