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

I'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.

Frank Sinatra enjoyed my humor, so I could say almost anything to him. I mean, within reason.

Struggling is hard because you never know what's at the end of the tunnel.

I knew most of the people there who ran the places, a lot of wiseguys. They're all gone now. All good people.

Once in a while, when I'm alone, I think about my age. I think, How many more years do I have on this earth? But I can't really conceive of dying. Somehow, in my head, I don't think I'll die. I know that everybody dies, of course. I just think that it'll never come to me. It's crazy, but there it is.

My father when walked into a room, you could tell that everybody loved him. They really did. He was quite a man. My mother was more into the show biz atmosphere than he was.