Alan King
Alan King
Alan Kingwas an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious actor who appeared in a number of movies and television shows. King wrote several books, produced films, and appeared in plays. In later years, he helped many philanthropic causes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 December 1927
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I was worried about the ground, and while I thought it was quicker than ideal, there was no jar.
I don't think it's any secret. We can't continue to do business as we're currently doing it.
Our growth this year is what we expected,
Those enrollment figures reinforce the fact that we need to open the new high school as soon as possible,
I think he has a hell of a chance on rain softened ground and he probably represents our best chance for a Festival victory.
We could see a small increase as a result of that.
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.
Performing is just standing up there and doing something. Performance takes on an edge to it. It has a more dramatic context.
As you get older, as you become more sensitive, feel more, it becomes harder to make jokes. You censor yourself.
Smoked salmon is for dinner. Belly lox is for breakfast. Don't get that mixed up.
Did you hear the one about the elderly Jew on his deathbed who sent for a priest, after declaring to his astonished relatives that 'I want to convert.' Asked why he would become a Catholic, after living all his life as a Jew, he answered: 'Better one of them should die than one of us.'
Right when I started in show... Milton Berle was my first idol. When I was a kid, I went to see Milton at Lowe's State, and I never laughed so much, and I said, 'That's who I want to be; that's what I want to be.'
You only live once, except for Shirley MacLaine.
I can't stay friends with anyone who doesn't have a passion for something; and, generally speaking, artistic people, creative people carry it right into the kitchen, too. They have a zest for life; the excitement of living. All of the great eaters I've known are also men of great wit.