Don Rickles
Don Rickles
Donald Jay "Don" Ricklesis an American stand-up comedian and actor. Best known as an insult comic, he is also an actor, playing both comedic and dramatic roles on film. He received widespread exposure as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Show with David Letterman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth8 May 1926
CityQueens, NY
CountryUnited States of America
weakness situation jokes
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.
glory
I never went out looking for glory.
believe guy personality
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 one of a kind, and I believe that.
night years ideas
When you do see me, you'll get the idea from when you see me that it's all off the top of my head. A lot of it is a beginning, middle and the end. But it's different every night. I have a lot of jokes in my back pocket I've said over the years.
mean opinion belts
I've never been mean-spirited, in my opinion. I never did anything below the belt.
nice kissing grandchildren
I was nice to the people in the Philippines for the two and a half years I was there, because I knew eventually I'd have to kiss up to them so my grandchildren could have toys.
mean people guy
I would describe myself as a guy that's very normal but has the tendency to rib people, but never in a mean-spirited way.
being-yourself mean sense-of-humor
Women were afraid of me, they were scared to death. But I always say be yourself, if you're funny then let your sense of humor go there. I mean there's no sense hiding what you feel.
mother strong children
I always say that comedians and actors were all kind of shy when they were young. I was very, believe it or not, kind of embarrassed as a child. But my mother was a very strong lady and she was the one that kept it going when I thought it would be over for me as a performer. She was always my inspiration and she was a big influence on me.
sex tired age
Sex is great, but when you get to be my age, you've got to pace it a little bit. Otherwise you get tired.
mother school rejection
When I got out of high school, I wanted to be an actor but was getting a lot of rejections. I was getting rejected by life. My mother, God rest her soul, told me not to quit.
fun black why-not
Yeah, I make fun of blacks, and why not? I'm not a black.
able sells
You've got to be able to sell yourself.
mean pride unique
I take pride in being very unique in what I do. Nobody else can do what I do and I don't mean to say that egotistically, it's just something in my personality.