My father was a dreamer – my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady’s handbags, an old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: ‘Don’t end up like me.’ Alan King Read Quote
I’m only… I’m only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I’m a… I’m just screaming all over the place with joy. Alan King Read Quote
When I read Dickens for the first time, I thought he was Jewish, because he wrote about oppression and bigotry, all the things that my father talked about. Alan King Read Quote
I don’t mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special. Alan King Read Quote
Age, style, where you come from, where you were born, it’s different every time, which, to me, is refreshing because it says that there isn’t any one thing, one formula or kind of character that makes a great comedian. Everybody has had a different approach. Alan King Read Quote
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. Alan King Read Quote
I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going. Alan King Read Quote
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. Alan King Read Quote
My mother kept the house clean and we ate good. I didn’t know we were poor until I started giving interviews. Alan King Read Quote
