The other day my house caught fire.
ALAN KINGIt’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
More Alan King Quotes
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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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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn’t know fluffy. Everything sank.
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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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I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
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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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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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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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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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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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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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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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Let’s face it: It’s difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.
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