I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
ALAN KINGModesty is not one of my virtues.
More Alan King Quotes
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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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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.
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But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
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Marriage is nature’s way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
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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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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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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody?
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You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.
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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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When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about.
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You do live longer with bran, but you spend the last fifteen years on the toilet.
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I was a high school throw-out.
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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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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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