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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More Alan King Quotes
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Modesty is not one of my virtues.
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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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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An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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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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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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It’s more fun with someone who really likes it. I can’t imagine having a lasting friendship with anyone who is not interested in food.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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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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Then, of course, you’re hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
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Eating takes a special talent. Some people are much better at it than others. In that way, it is like sex, and as with sex.
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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 favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
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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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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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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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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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For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
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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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