Don Rickles Quotes
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Somehow, in my head, I don't think I'll die. I know that everybody dies, of course. I just think that it'll never come to me. It's crazy, but there it is.
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Once in a while, when I'm alone, I think about my age. I think, 'How many more years do I have on this earth?' But I can't really conceive of dying.
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When you do comedy, you can't please the world, although I'd like to think that most of my audiences were on my side.
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I'm not one of those guys who wants to die on a stage.
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To this day, when I say that I went to the American Academy, people are very impressed. The reputation of the school has always been fantastic.
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I don't drink much anymore, but when I traveled with Frank Sinatra, God rest his soul, I used to drink like I could do it. He made it a test. In Vegas, the Rat Pack, which I was a little part of, drank all night and slept most of the day. Then, about 5 o'clock, we'd meet in the hotel steam room, lock the door, and steam our brains out.
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If I have learned anything, it is to keep my wife happy by sending her lavish gifts. Other men can learn from my success and send their wives and girlfriends fresh flowers for birthdays, anniversaries, and of course, Valentine's Day.
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I was a mother's boy.
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I'd like to think my performance is today. I never try to - it's so, as you know, watching me, I have a beginning, middle and ending. But every night the show changes and I relate to an audience and I relate to the young people.
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It's very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept that.
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Honestly, I didn't realize it - all of a sudden, I was 90. The years skipped by quickly. When it happened, I said, 'Where did the time go?'
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You can't study comedy; it's within you. It's a personality. My humor is an attitude.
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In the 45 years I've worked in casinos, I dreamed of being honored by an organization like the American Gaming Association, especially since I don't even have a hunting license.
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It's tough having the last name 'Rickles.' Luckily, my kids handled it great.
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Who picks your clothes - Stevie Wonder?
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My wife, Barbara, is great. She arranges when I do work that I have a day off between performances.
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I'm a New Yorker, originally. I was raised in Jackson Heights. I went to P.S. 148 and then Newtown High School. If World War II didn't come, I'd still be there in school. World War II saved me.
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I shouldn't make fun of the blacks: President Obama is a personal friend of mine. He was over to the house yesterday, but the mop broke.
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Among my friends, I'm not a little Boy Scout, and they love my humor, thank God.
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I like to think I'm like the guy who goes to the office Christmas party Friday night, insults some people, but still has his job Monday morning.
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Italians are fantastic people, really. They can work you over in an alley while singing an opera.
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An 'insult comic' is the title I was given. What I do is exaggeration. I make fun of people, at life, of myself and my surroundings.
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There's a difference between an actual insult and a friendly jab. So I don't think I'm offensive onstage.
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Johnny Carson was king of the kings, in my opinion.