One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
ALAN KINGMy lawyer said, “Shouldn’t be a problem. What kind of coverage do you have?” I said, “Fire and theft.” The lawyer frowned. “Uh oh. Wrong kind. Should be fire OR theft.”
More Alan King Quotes
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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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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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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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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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Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny.
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My mother’s sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.
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My lawyer said, “Shouldn’t be a problem. What kind of coverage do you have?” I said, “Fire and theft.” The lawyer frowned. “Uh oh. Wrong kind. Should be fire OR theft.”
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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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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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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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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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