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
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.
situation i-can jokes
I cannot tell a joke. But I can do a situation, that it becomes a joke.
phones who-cares dummy
Smartphones. Who cares? Smartphones. I only have dummy phones.
struggle tunnels light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel
Struggling is hard because you never know what's at the end of the tunnel.
lasts different stand-alone
When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can't please everyone. But when you're different, you can last.
energy excitement audience
You lose your energy, you lose that excitement and it gets the audience up.
hunting years organization
In the 45 years I've worked in casinos, I dreamed of being honored by an organization like the American Gaming Association, especially since I don't even have a hunting license.
hurt fun insecurity
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 of everybody and exaggerate all our insecurities.
kings kids comedian
Alan King, a comedian I adored, was considered society, and I was considered the Jewish kid from the neighborhood.
shy shyness outgoing
I'm very shy so I became very outgoing to protect my shyness.
fun crazy dying
When you're 18, you're just so busy being scared and having fun - a crazy mixture - that you never thought of dying.
people appreciate legends
Some people call me a legend and the last of the greats, and I appreciate it.
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.
vegas years dimes
I've never gambled a dime. Never, in all my years in Vegas.