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Alan King Quotes

Let's face it: It's difficult enough to be funny without worrying about what is going to offend whom.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: December 26, 1927 - May 9, 2004

Topics

Funny Face Enough Difficult Without

There's a very long and consistent track record on the part of Hillary Clinton, and it's not been favorable to women, to children, to the cause of peace, justice, and a sustainable climate.

Women Children Justice Peace Long

I'm not going to go to the local theater to spend $12... when I can get a screening copy of a film. I don't get screeners myself, but I can borrow from my friends or go to their house to watch.

Andre Leon Talley

Myself Friends House I Can Copy Go

For me, my preference for comedy is grounding it in the psychology of the character, and not just kind of making faces. Even when it's a crazy character, grounded comedy resonates more with people because it doesn't look like you're watching someone do vaudeville. No offense to vaudeville.

Character People Me Crazy Comedy

After I turn 50, I would like to sing Verdi's 'Attila.'

Sondra Radvanovsky

Turn Sing Would Like After

I used to do my best thinking while staring out airplane windows. The seat-back video system put a stop to that. Now I sit and watch old' Friends' and 'Everybody Loves Raymond' episodes. Walking is good, but here again, technology has interfered. I like to listen to iTunes while I walk home. I guess I don't think anymore.

Good Home Technology Best Walk

Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.

Perfect Nobody Only Ever Crucified

My father used to run auctions. He's now a singer in the Canary Islands.

Father Now Run Singer Used He

With the policymaking process, you have an idea, and you try to sell other stakeholders on the idea. That's not much different than in business, where you're trying to find capital to make your idea a reality.

Business Process Reality Trying You

With the situation now, people might be intrigued to see how a country coped with war all those years ago.

War People Situation Country Now

The first thing I hear when I wake up is the sea, which is so close to our house that its reflections from the sun dapple our bedroom ceiling.

Sea Sun Wake Up House Bedroom First

Nowadays, they have more trouble packing hair dryers than baseball equipment.

Baseball Hair Trouble More Packing

I rather like getting away from fiction.

Penelope Lively

Fiction Away Like Rather Getting

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