It takes many years to be a great comedian.

I'm very shy so I became very outgoing to protect my shyness.

What I do is, I make fun of people and I make fun of myself and things around us and exaggerate things. And I'm never mean-spirited. See, the word insult means some guy who's a real unkind human being. But I don't do that, because otherwise I wouldn't be headlining all these years, thank god, and all these people showing up to see me.

When you enter a room, you have to kiss his ring. I don't mind, but he has it in his back pocket.

Showbiz is great if you're successful.

When you're 18, you're just so busy being scared and having fun - a crazy mixture - that you never thought of dying.

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