“Most people think the character I do onstage is the way I am offstage,...” — Don Rickles Quote

“Most people think the character I do onstage is the way I am offstage, but I'm just a regular guy who spends time with his family and who turns on the television and watches a lot of sports.”

“We were Orthodox Jews, but we really didn't deserve it. I mean, bacon - my father said, 'Don't put bacon in the house,' but we had bacon. We didn't keep kosher. And we observed which today would be Conservative Jews. But in those days, we belonged to an Orthodox temple. So we made out we were Orthodox Jews, but we really weren't.”

“When I was 20, I used to go around telling stories, and I knew where I was comfortable - onstage, talking, making 'em laugh and listen to the weirdest things. I liked being the center of attention.”

“It's definitely a high when you walk onstage and everybody starts applauding before you even say anything.”

“Do I show up onstage late sometimes? That's something I could definitely work on. I'm human.”