My mother kept the house clean and we ate good. I didn't know we were poor until I started giving interviews. See image Alan King
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. See image Alan King
Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn't know fluffy. Everything sank. See image Alan King
I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going. See image Alan King
I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify. See image Alan King
The ability to absorb a book and make someone else's words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage. See image Alan King