In the old days, that was my ad-lib for hecklers in the joints I worked. It stuck with me. I hardly say it now, say, to fans, even though people do send me hockey pucks.

No matter where you go in this world, you will always find a Jew sitting in the beach chair next to you.

I used to play golf. I wanted to be a better player, but after a while I realized I'd always stink. And that's when I really started to enjoy the game.

Frank Sinatra enjoyed my humor, so I could say almost anything to him. I mean, within reason.

It's tough having the last name Rickles. Luckily, my kids handled it great.

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

I don't really tell a joke, I react to situations. The whole thing is just looking at somebody and showing all our weaknesses and exaggerating them, and that's how it becomes funny.