I don't say I was the first, because, who knows, maybe there was a guy out in Minnesota doing it before me.
Don't call me 'sir; 'King Jew' will do fine.
You know how a fighter always comes into the dressing room way before a fight? That's me - I'm like a fighter.
It's tough having the last name 'Rickles.' Luckily, my kids handled it great.
I've got an accountant who's been with me forty years. If he makes a mistake, he dies.
Diana Krall I met in, I think it was Canada. She's a lovely lady. Her husband, Elvis Costello, is a great star.
Whatever you do to gain success, you have to hang in there and hope good things happen. Always think positive.
Why should I retire? I'm like a fighter. The bell rings, and you come out and fight.
An 'insult comic' is the title I was given. What I do is exaggeration. I make fun of people, at life, of myself and my surroundings.
So, I'm on the satellite every Sunday, no matter where we are, with the Rams. Turn on the satellite; got to watch the Rams.
To this day, if you gave me $1,000, I really can't stand up - You can tell a joke. You're a good storyteller and a good joke teller.
My wife is great. She always goes to the bank to see if the check has cleared.
Johnny Carson was king of the kings, in my opinion.
Girls were scared of me because I can be loud. Barbara, my wife of 51 years, is very low-key. She was my picture agent's secretary.
What keeps me going is that young people still want to see me.
Everything I've ever done in my whole career, people might not know, I've never written anything down on paper.
Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.
When I'm onstage, I'm acting.
I was a mother's boy.
I'm very shy so I became very outgoing to protect my shyness.
You throw your best punch, otherwise don't do it.
I do situations and make fun of authority and life.
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.
I have a problem, if the light goes on on TV and it blinks midnight, I don't know how to fix it.
I still have drive, but everything is relative.
I think if I took therapy, the doctor would quit. He'd just pick up the couch and walk out of the room.
You lose your energy, you lose that excitement and it gets the audience up.
I was always the guy - out of insecurities, I was always making fun, even as a kid.
I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.
My wife, Barbara, is great. She arranges when I do work that I have a day off between performances.