For me, that wasn’t such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time.
ALAN KINGWe get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
More Alan King Quotes
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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As a parent, I’d – I’d be a better father.
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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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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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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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If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.
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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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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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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it’s hard to turn away.
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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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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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Let’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
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