Whatever you do to gain success, you have to hang in there and hope good things happen. Always think positive.

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

I was sitting in the toilet and I was by myself. I was tired of playing with the roller, so I said I'd better write a book.

Al Capone's my uncle. The old days were a lot different. The Latin Casino was the big time. When I got there I figured that I was doing pretty good, because remember, I started in nothing but after hours joints. I can't even name them now, but that's how I got noticed.

Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.

Every night when I go out on stage, there's always one nagging fear in the back of my mind. I'm always afraid that somewhere out there, there is one person in the audience that I'm not going to offend!

I don't get into politics. I know [Donald] Trump, but I don't follow that. That's just an aside for him when he has nothing else to say. He never involved me in any of that stuff.