Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or ‘stage’ Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
ALAN KINGLarry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny.
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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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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I always plan dinner first thing in the morning.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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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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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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I won’t eat in a place that has suits of armor.
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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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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As life’s pleasures go, food is second only to sex. Except for salami and eggs.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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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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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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