An old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.
ALAN KINGEverything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn’t know fluffy. Everything sank.
More Alan King Quotes
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You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
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A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!
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I made it, Ma – Carnegie Hall. And I didn’t have to practice.
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Then, of course, you’re hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
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When I was in the hospital they gave me apple juice every morning, even after I told them I didn’t like it. I had to get even.
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When I get up in the morning, I have to decide what I’m going to have for dinner or I can’t get through the day.
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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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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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There’s a charm, there’s a rhythm, there’s a soul to Jewish humor.
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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 was a high school throw-out.
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It’s not easy being a father, but I’ve been allowed a comeback.
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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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Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore’s program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
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