To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
When I walk down the street in New York, I swear to God, the building constructor, the guy pounding cement and what… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
I never could tell a joke. I just started talking to the audience, and when the drunks would yell, "Hey, when do… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great. — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
An insult is mean or unkind. Milton Berle called me the Sultan of Insult, and I was called the King of Insult.… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
Even when I was in high school and the Navy, I was the guy who could rip somebody, and they'd laugh at… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
I don't care if the average guy on the street really knows what I'm like, as long as he knows I'm not… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
I would describe myself as a guy that's very normal but has the tendency to rib people, but never in a mean-spirited… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
I've never had guys sit me down and say this is what you've got to do. It's my personality that makes me… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
What I do is, I make fun of people and I make fun of myself and things around us and exaggerate things.… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
I always enjoy being full of fun, but I have my serious moments. Some women go for the studious kind of guy,… — 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
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 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 make fun… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Now when I'm not working, I don't really hang out with the young comics. — 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 has always… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
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 Image
