Even when I was in high school and the Navy, I was the guy who could rip somebody, and they’d laugh at it. – Don Rickles
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. – Don Rickles
Alan King, a comedian I adored, was considered society, and I was considered the Jewish kid from the neighborhood. – Don Rickles
I enjoy mixed audiences, not one particular group. Short, tall, scientists, Jews, gentiles, whatever, as long as they breathe and like to laugh. – Don Rickles
In our day we went from – we went into saloons. We couldn’t cross over like you can today, get a television series and all of a sudden you’re a major movie star, you know. – Don Rickles
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. – Don Rickles
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. – Don Rickles
I was in World War II; I cried when they took me in the Navy. That’s the last time I cried. – Don Rickles
The average person pushes an elevator button 6 or 7 minutes before realizing it’s not working. I did a study on this, you know. – Don Rickles
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. – Don Rickles
I don’t care if the average guy on the street really knows what I’m like, as long as he knows I’m not really a mean, vicious guy. My friends and family know what I’m really like. That’s what’s important. – Don Rickles
Every night when I go out on stage, there’s always one nagging fear in the back of my mind. I’m always afraid that somewhere out there, there is one person in the audience that I’m not going to offend! – Don Rickles
I’ve been to Philadelphia a lot of times over the years, playing the old Celebrity Room and most of the other clubs around there that don’t exist anymore. – Don Rickles
