When you first start out with something new, you're always a little uptight. — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
I've been hot, I've been lukewarm, I've been freezing, but I've always been a headliner. — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
It's very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept that. — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
My wife is great. She always goes to the bank to see if the check has cleared. — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
I was always the guy - out of insecurities, I was always making fun, even as a kid. — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
You know how a fighter always comes into the dressing room way before a fight? That's me - I'm like a fighter. — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
I always rib people, but nobody ever gives me a hard time. I don't know why. Maybe they're afraid of what I… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
The young comedians always ask me, 'What's the secret for staying around?' I tell them, 'There is no secret - just stay… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
Whatever you do to gain success, you have to hang in there and hope good things happen. Always think positive. — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
They always use the word 'insult' with me, but I don't hurt anybody. I wouldn't be sitting here if I did. I… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
I always say, when you're onstage you can't please everybody. I'm sure there are people who may not take to what I… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
To this day, when I say that I went to the American Academy, people are very impressed. The reputation of the school… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
After over 50 years of headlining, I've been received very beautifully. But I always say, when you're onstage, you can't please everybody.… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
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… — Don Rickles Copy Share
They always use the word 'insult' with me, but I don't hurt anybody. I wouldn't be sitting here if I did. I make fun… — Don Rickles Copy Share
I have a problem, if the light goes on on TV and it blinks midnight, I don't know how to fix it. — Don Rickles Copy Share
To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it. — Don Rickles Copy Share
Famous people are deceptive. Deep down, they're just regular people. Like Larry King. We've been friends for forty years. He's one of the few… — Don Rickles Copy Share
To this day, when I say that I went to the American Academy, people are very impressed. The reputation of the school has always… — Don Rickles Copy Share
In our day we went from - we went into saloons. We couldn't cross over like you can today, get a television series and… — Don Rickles Copy Share
I don't get into politics. I know [Donald] Trump, but I don't follow that. That's just an aside for him when he has nothing… — Don Rickles Copy Share
I was always the guy who made jokes and ribbed people at parties. After I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts I… — Don Rickles Copy Share
When I walk down the street in New York, I swear to God, the building constructor, the guy pounding cement and what not, will… — Don Rickles Copy Share
