We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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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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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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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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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing.
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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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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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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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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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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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