I don't really tell a joke per se, I build up an attitude and it becomes a joke. Don Rickles More Quotes by Don Rickles More Quotes From Don Rickles My style is my personality. It's always been that way. Being a wiseguy and having fun. It's always been that way for me, when I was in high school, and in the Navy. It's not something I rehearse. Don Rickles personalityfunschool Asians are nice people, but they burn a lot of shirts. Don Rickles nice-peoplenicepeople Smartphones. Who cares? Smartphones. I only have dummy phones. Don Rickles dummywho-caresphones When you talk about George Burns you're talking about a living legend . . . well, a legend, anyhow. Don Rickles legendswellstalking I think they [Martin Scorsese, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra] liked my honesty. My personality. For that, they always treated me great. I, in turn, treated them great. No secret about it. My being who I am - that is that. Don Rickles honestywho-i-amthinking 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. Don Rickles sense-of-humorbeing-yourselfmean I have no idea what I'm going to say when I stand up to give a toast. But I do know that anything I say I find funny. Don Rickles toastsgivingideas Who am I to judge is what I say. I'm 90 years old, for crying out loud, and I don't sit in any chariot. Don Rickles cryjudgingyears Regis Philbin is very successful in his own right. We have a new thing where he have chairs and we sit and talk to each other about my career and his career. It works pretty well if I do say so. Don Rickles chairscareerssuccessful You can't study comedy; it's within you. It's a personality. My humor is an attitude. Don Rickles humorpersonalityattitude It's very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept that. Don Rickles nicesweetpeople 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. Don Rickles strongmotherchildren I've never had guys sit me down and say this is what you've got to do. It's my personality that makes me one of a kind, and I believe that. Don Rickles guypersonalitybelieve 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 averagelongmean I don't feel an obligation to give everyone a hard time, but when they're important people, it's fun. Don Rickles hard-timesfunpeople I'm not a big one for jokes. I can't tell a joke, believe it or not. If you gave me a thousand bucks and said, "Don, get up at a party and tell a joke," I'm the worst. Don Rickles buckspartybelieve Half the battle is that people have to like you before you say one joke, one bit of humor. Don Rickles battlehalfpeople Whatever you do to gain success, you have to hang in there and hope good things happen. Always think positive. Don Rickles think-positivesuccessthinking I can sit all day in a comfortable chair and watch ball games, but I don't need a blanket. Don Rickles gameswatchesneeds I do situations and make fun of authority and life. Don Rickles situationauthorityfun
