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
vegas years dimes
I've never gambled a dime. Never, in all my years in Vegas.
sex thinking laughing
So many young people think the big sex act is the whole movie, but that's not the case. You need to be able to talk and laugh and cry together.
able sells
You've got to be able to sell yourself.
hands doubt done
I've never walked off stage and said, I shouldn't have done that. Because when you do what I do, you're like a fighter. You throw the right hand and say, That's what got me to this dance. You can't have doubt. If you have doubt, there's no show.
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.
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.
attitude jokes
I don't really tell a joke per se, I build up an attitude and it becomes a joke.
fun attitude mean
I've never been able to tell jokes. In the beginning of my career I did impressions and jokes like any other comedian, but I was never very successful because I did it poorly. So I started to talk to the audience and started talking about the atmosphere around me and started to become angry, not in a mean-spirited way, but in a fun way - and my attitude developed from there.
conservative my-family surroundings
I grew up in an Orthodox family, as I grew older, I became Conservative and that's how it ended up. But I've developed that Jewish feel to my act from my surroundings and my family.
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.
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.
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.
fun hard-times giving
I don't feel an obligation to give everyone a hard time, but when they're important people, it's fun.
music kissing mind
When you enter a room, you have to kiss his ring. I don't mind, but he has it in his back pocket.