10 Indelible Quotes From King of Insult Comedy Don Rickles
Remembering the celebrated comic, who died Thursday.
Legendary comedian Don Rickles died today at the age of 90 in his Los Angeles home. The stand up and late night mainstay got his start as the controversial equal opportunity insult comic he is remembered as today by poking fun at the famously temperamental Frank Sinatra.
He performed for presidents, was feared at celebrity roasts, co-starred with big name movie stars such as Clark Gable and Debbie Reynolds and was the voice of Mr. Potato Head in Pixarâs Toy Story movies.
Read on for 10 of the most incisive and inspiring quotes from the man known as âMr. Warmthâ about originality and being yourself.
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1. âWhatever you do to gain success, you have to hang in there and hope good things happen. Always think positive.â
2. âYou know, every night when I go out on stage, thereâs always one nagging fear in the back of my mind. Iâm always afraid that somewhere out there, there is one person in the audience that Iâm not going to offend!â
3. âWhy should I retire? Iâm like a fighter. The bell rings and you come out and fight.â
4. âWhen you stand alone and sell yourself, you canât please everyone. But when youâre different, you can last.â
5. âYou canât study comedy, Itâs within you. Itâs a personality. My humor is an attitude.â
6. âSome people say funny things, but I say things funny.â
7. âI always rib people, but nobody ever gives me a hard time. I donât know why. Maybe theyâre afraid of what I might say. Thereâs probably a lesson in that somewhere, but I donât know what it is.â
8. âYou got to have a lot of courage. Secondly, whatever it is youâre doing you have to believe in it wholeheartedly. Thirdly, you have to be able to stand up in front of people and know that theyâll laugh.â
9. âStruggling is hard because you never know whatâs at the end of the tunnel.â
10. âYou throw your best punch â otherwise, donât do it.â
Legendary comedian Don Rickles died today at the age of 90 in his Los Angeles home. The stand up and late night mainstay got his start as the controversial equal opportunity insult comic he is remembered as today by poking fun at the famously temperamental Frank Sinatra.
He performed for presidents, was feared at celebrity roasts, co-starred with big name movie stars such as Clark Gable and Debbie Reynolds and was the voice of Mr. Potato Head in Pixarâs Toy Story movies.
Read on for 10 of the most incisive and inspiring quotes from the man known as âMr. Warmthâ about originality and being yourself.
