Don Rickles : (12)

" I was nice to the people in the Philippines for the two and a half years I was there, because I knew eventually I’d have to kiss up to them so my grandchildren could have toys. " - Don Rickles

" The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now. " - Don Rickles

" Johnny Carson was a big influence on me – all of those shows I did with him over the years, like, 100 of them, they made a bit of a name for me at the time, so that part of my life was very good. " - 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

" I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one. " - Don Rickles

" Sinatra had a lot of mood swings, but he was wonderful to my wife Barbara and to me. He made no bones about who he liked and who he loved, and he had this great charisma. When he walked into a room, it stopped. I’ve only seen that happen with Ronald Reagan. " - Don Rickles

" It’s very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept that. " - Don Rickles

" Once in a while, when I’m alone, I think about my age. I think, ‘How many more years do I have on this earth?’ But I can’t really conceive of dying. " - Don Rickles

" My mother was a Jewish General Patton. " - Don Rickles

" I exaggerate all our selves, our beings. I make fun of everything: of our life and what we are. But I don’t tell jokes, really. I just exaggerate life, and it comes out funny. " - Don Rickles