Quote

The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.

Alan King

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Alan King
Age: 76 †
Born: 1927
Born: December 26
Died: 2004
Died: May 9
Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Dictator
Full
Running
Littles
Little
Trying
Life
World
Dictators

More quotes by Alan King

Image
It's not easy being a father, but I've been allowed a comeback.
Alan King
Image
My father helped me leave. He said, 'It's all out there, it's not here.'
Alan King
Image
If you want to read about love and marriage, you've got to buy two separate books.
Alan King
Image
Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing. We set no styles, no standards. We're reflections. It's a distorted mirror in the fun house. We watch society. As society behaves, then we have the ability to make fun of it.
Alan King
Image
If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.
Alan King
Image
I made it, Ma - Carnegie Hall. And I didn't have to practice.
Alan King
Image
We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator... Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or 'stage' Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.
Alan King
Image
My son says I never tell stories about anyone who's living.
Alan King
Image
I was a high school throw-out.
Alan King
Image
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
Image
I always plan dinner first thing in the morning. That's the only way I can get through the day, having a specific meal to look forward to at night.
Alan King
Image
You know you are getting old when people tell you how good you look.
Alan King
Image
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
Image
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
Image
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
Image
The other day my house caught fire. My lawyer said, Shouldn't be a problem. What kind of coverage do you have? I said, Fire and theft. The lawyer frowned. Uh oh. Wrong kind. Should be fire OR theft.
Alan King
Image
I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
Alan King
Image
My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.
Alan King
Image
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
Image
My mother kept the house clean and we ate good. I didn't know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
Alan King