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
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.
people done film
I'm always watching films. The Academy pretty much sends me every film that's ever been done. I enjoy watching them, especially with the people I know.
mean people insult
If I were to insult people and mean it, that wouldn't be funny.
people battle half
Half the battle is that people have to like you before you say one joke, one bit of humor.
careers people done
Everything I've ever done in my whole career, people might not know, I've never written anything down on paper.
funny-things people
Some people say funny things, but I say things funny.
mean thinking people
People think being in your seventies means sitting around in a chair with a blanket over your legs, drooling.
people made stage
Everything I do on stage, I made up in saloons. I started doing it in front of people, and that became my performance. I never had writers.
people appreciate legends
Some people call me a legend and the last of the greats, and I appreciate it.
night thinking people
I'd like to think my performance is today. I never try to - it's so, as you know, watching me, I have a beginning, middle and ending. But every night the show changes and I relate to an audience and I relate to the young people.
fun people titles
An insult comic is the title I was given. What I do is exaggeration. I make fun of people, at life, of myself and my surroundings.
people singing opera
Italians are fantastic people, really. They can work you over in an alley while singing an opera.
sweet nice people
It's very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept that.
hard-times giving people
I always rib people, but nobody ever gives me a hard time. I don't know why. Maybe they're afraid of what I might say. There's probably a lesson in that somewhere, but I don't know what it is.