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 birthdaycelebratefather share on social
I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going. Alan King kitchenmotherpot Change image and share on social
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. Alan King attentionattractivecrazy Change image and share on social
It's not easy being a father, but I've been allowed a comeback. Alan King allowcomebackeasy Change image and share on social
Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny. Alan King davidfindfunny Change image and share on social
The ability to absorb a book and make someone else's words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage. Alan King abilityabsorbbook Change image and share on social
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.' Alan King answeraskastonish share on social
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. Alan King amazebusinesscall Change image and share on social
You only live once, except for Shirley MacLaine. Alan King livemaclaineshirley Change image and share on social