Famous people are deceptive. Deep down, they're just regular people. Like Larry King. We've been friends for forty years. He's one of the few guys I know who's really famous. One minute he's talking to the president on his cell phone, and then the next minute he's saying to me, Do you think we ought to give the waiter another dollar?
Don RicklesI'm always watching films. The Academy pretty much sends me every film that's ever been done. I enjoy watching them, especially with the people I know.
Don RicklesSo many young people think the big sex act is the whole movie, but that's not the case. You need to be able to talk and laugh and cry together.
Don RicklesI would describe myself as a guy that's very normal but has the tendency to rib people, but never in a mean-spirited way.
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