Don Rickles

Political correctness? In my humor, I never talk about politics. I was never much into all that.

— Don Rickles

Why should I retire? I'm like a fighter. The bell rings, and you come out and fight.

— Don Rickles

I can get an audience screaming in Las Vegas and say, 'Barbara, that was a great show,' and she'll say, 'Would you…

— Don Rickles

I shouldn't make fun of the blacks: President Obama is a personal friend of mine. He was over to the house yesterday,…

— Don Rickles

People think being in your seventies means sitting around in a chair with a blanket over your legs, drooling.

— Don Rickles

The inaugural of Ronald Reagan, with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. And that was the greatest thing. Ronald Reagan and George Bush.…

— Don Rickles

Once in a while, when I'm alone, I think about my age. I think, 'How many more years do I have on…

— Don Rickles

I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.

— Don Rickles

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

My mother was a big influence. She kept pushing me because I was very shy and inhibited. And schoolwork was very difficult…

— Don Rickles

I think they [Martin Scorsese, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra] liked my honesty. My personality. For that, they always treated me great. I,…

— Don Rickles

I couldn't sell air conditioners on a 98-degree day. When I demonstrated them in a showroom, I pushed the wrong button and…

— Don Rickles

I was always the guy - out of insecurities, I was always making fun, even as a kid.

— Don Rickles

Show business is my life. When I was a kid I sold insurance, but nobody laughed.

— Don Rickles