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Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny. (Alan King)
Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore's program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom. View quote
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It's not easy being a father, but I've been allowed a comeback. View quote
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And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody? You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them. View quote
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Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn't know fluffy. Everything sank. View quote
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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. View quote
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I won't eat in a place that has suits of armor. View quote
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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. View quote
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As a parent, I'd - I'd be a better father. View quote
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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. View quote
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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)
My father helped me leave. He said, 'It's all out there, it's not here.' View quote
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There's nobody to believe in anymore, nobody to trust. View quote
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Milton took vaudeville, which, if you look up 'vaudeville' in the dictionary, right alongside of it, it says 'Milton Berle' - and he made it just a tremendous party. View quote
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My son says I never tell stories about anyone who's living. View quote
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My mother kept the house clean and we ate good. I didn't know we were poor until I started giving interviews. View quote
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The ability to absorb a book and make someone else's words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage. View quote
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My brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn't let him cut my nails. View quote
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One thing I've never said in my whole life is, 'Let's have dinner at a Japanese restaurant.' View quote
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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. View quote
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