Don Rickles Quotes
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I was a mother's boy.
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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'm not one of those guys who wants to die on a stage.
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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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Herb Solo at that time was the head of MGM. I said, 'I want to live like Clint Eastwood.' Did I know at that time Clint Eastwood, to him, Heaven was a truck, a dog, and a picnic basket for food or something?
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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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You can't study comedy; it's within you. It's a personality. My humor is an attitude.
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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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It's very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept that.
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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 did a few movies, but the word 'star'... I cannot compare to a star like Clint Eastwood. I used to call Clint 'Larry Dickman' when he would come to my show; then, he started using the name when he would go under cover in a 'Dirty Harry' movie. That's why he's a movie star... he's so creative.
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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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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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Among my friends, I'm not a little Boy Scout, and they love my humor, thank God.
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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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My wife, Barbara, is great. She arranges when I do work that I have a day off between performances.
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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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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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Smartphones. Who cares? Smartphones. I only have dummy phones.
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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 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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Don't call me 'sir; 'King Jew' will do fine.
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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.