American - Comedian | December 26, 1927 - May 9, 2004
That's the great thing about New Year's, you get to be a year older. For me, that wasn't such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time. 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.
Alan King
BirthdayFatherGreatTimeMeTrees
Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it's hard to turn away. Then, of course, you're hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
BusinessAmazingSurviveLaughLearn
I had a sympathetic role in 'thirtysomething,' and in two weeks I'm going to do the role again. But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It's much more fun. 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.
LoveHateFunPeopleMeBack
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.
MorningDayDinnerDecideUpGoing
One thing I've never said in my whole life is, 'Let's have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.'
LifeDinnerRestaurantSaidNever
Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn't know fluffy. Everything sank.
MotherKnowBallsSheEverything
I won't eat in a place that has suits of armor.
SuitsPlaceEatArmor
I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
MotherKitchenNeverAlwaysRoom
My wife is a very attractive woman, and she's always worried about her diet. But she doesn't pay attention to me, and I don't pay attention to her. She's a vegetarian, and it drives me crazy.
WifeWomanMeCrazyDietAttention
My mother kept the house clean and we ate good. I didn't know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
GoodMotherGivingHouseKnowPoor
My father helped me leave. He said, 'It's all out there, it's not here.'
FatherMeSaidOutLeaveHere
I was a high school throw-out.
SchoolHigh SchoolHigh
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Alan King quotes