Performing is just standing up there and doing something. Performance takes on an edge to it. It has a more dramatic context. Alan King contextdramaticedge Change image and share on social
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 daydecidedinner Change image and share on social
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. One morning, I poured the apple juice into the specimen tube. The nurse held it up and said, 'It's a little cloudy.' I took the tube from her and said, 'Let me run it through again,' and drank it. The nurse fainted. Alan King applecloudydrink share on social
If you want to read about love and marriage, you've got to buy two separate books. Alan King bookbuyhave Change image and share on social
I won't eat in a place that has suits of armor. Alan King armoreatplace Change image and share on social
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 birdearlygonna Change image and share on social
There's a charm, there's a rhythm, there's a soul to Jewish humor. When I first saw Richard Pryor perform, I told him, 'You're doing a Jewish act.' Alan King actcharmhumor Change image and share on social
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 ageapproachbear share on social
When I was a kid, I used to send away for those ventriloquist kits on the back of comic books. Alan King backbookcomic Change image and share on social
I learned to cook in self-defense. My wife doesn't know what a kitchen is. In the first month of our marriage, she broiled lamb chops 26 nights in a row. Then I took over. I used to mind her not caring about food, but no more - as long as I can eat what I want. Alan King broilcarechop share on social