Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn’t know fluffy. Everything sank.
ALAN KINGYou want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
More Alan King Quotes
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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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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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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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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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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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Then, of course, you’re hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
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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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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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When I was in the hospital they gave me apple juice every morning, even after I told them I didn’t like it. I had to get even.
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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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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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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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My brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn’t let him cut my nails.
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