Quotes by Don Rickles

“Most people think the character I do onstage is the way I am offstage, but I'm just a regular guy who spends time with his family and who turns on the television and watches a lot of sports.”

“I like to think I'm like the guy who goes to the office Christmas party Friday night, insults some people, but still has his job Monday morning.”

“Famous people are deceptive. Deep down, they're just regular people. Like Larry King. We've been friends for forty years. He's one of the few guys I know who's really famous. One minute he's talkin...”

“I stopped smoking. But my personality I still have. I get up in the morning, and not everybody loves me, so if you want to call that a bad habit, there's that.”

“To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm really thrilled.”

“To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.”

“You got to have a lot of courage. Secondly, whatever it is you're doing, you have to believe in it wholeheartedly. Thirdly, you have to be able to stand up in front of people and know that they'll ...”

“The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now.”

“Some people say funny things, but I say things funny.”

“Who picks your clothes - Stevie Wonder?”

“I have to have energy because I have a lot of expenses. A couple of cars, couple of dogs and a big estate.”

“When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can't please everyone. But when you're different, you can last.”

“You know what's funny to me? Attitude.”

“You can't study comedy it's within you. It's a personality. My humor is an attitude. ”

“Whatever you do to gain success, you have to hang in there and hope good things happen. Always think positive.”

“Among my friends, I'm not a little Boy Scout, and they love my humor, thank God.”

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

“Half the battle is that people have to like you before you say one joke, one bit of humor.”

“If I have learned anything, it is to keep my wife happy by sending her lavish gifts. Other men can learn from my success and send their wives and girlfriends fresh flowers for birthdays, anniversar...”