We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
ALAN KINGWe get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator…
More Alan King Quotes
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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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One thing I’ve never said in my whole life is, ‘Let’s have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.’
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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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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who’s living.
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The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.
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I’m only… I’m only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I’m a… I’m just screaming all over the place with joy.
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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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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 didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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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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I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
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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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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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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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The ability to absorb a book and make someone else’s words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
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