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.
Don RicklesIt's just to break things up between stand-up gigs. I would only do it periodically. Maybe just an East Coast thing.
Don RicklesWhen I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.
Don RicklesWhen you talk about George Burns you're talking about a living legend . . . well, a legend, anyhow.
Don Rickles