But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It’s much more fun.
ALAN KINGModesty is not one of my virtues.
More Alan King Quotes
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There’s nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust.
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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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We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
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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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That’s the great thing about New Year’s, you get to be a year older.
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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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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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My father helped me leave. He said, ‘It’s all out there, it’s not here.’
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I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
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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 favorite way to spend Saturday is in and out of bed, watching sports on TV and eating.
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Now that’s better than sex, but only if the salami is thickly sliced.
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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 first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, ‘You’re doing a Jewish act.’
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