I've never had a writer, and I'm proud of that. Everything I've perยญformed has been from my own head.
Don RicklesTo 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.
Don RicklesThat I walk around calling people 'dummy' and 'hockey puck'. I do have a different life apart from being sarcastic on stage. I might kibitz around with my friends, but I'm nothing like the person who does stand up. Nothing like that.
Don RicklesI never could tell a joke. I just started talking to the audience, and when the drunks would yell, "Hey, when do the broads come on?" I got good at saying, "Relax. Clear your skin up first." They called me "the insult guy," but it's never mean-spirited. I'm just exaggerating everything about us and about life.
Don Rickles