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

Asians are nice people, but they burn a lot of shirts.

To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.

Women were afraid of me, they were scared to death. But I always say be yourself, if you're funny then let your sense of humor go there. I mean there's no sense hiding what you feel.

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

I 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.

I take pride in being very unique in what I do. Nobody else can do what I do and I don't mean to say that egotistically, it's just something in my personality.