I never could tell a joke. I just started talking to the audience, and when the drunks would yell, "Hey, when do the broads come on?" I got good at saying, "Relax. Clear your skin up first." They called me… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
I don't really tell a joke, I react to situations. The whole thing is just looking at somebody and showing all our weaknesses and exaggerating them, and that's how it becomes funny. — 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
