To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.
Don RicklesAn 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.
Don RicklesI 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