Don Rickles Quotes

I love performing for the crowd. Maybe that's what it is. I'm a crowd pleaser.

I'm a huge karaoke fan. Oh my God. I'm one of those girls who don't give the mic away. It's a problem. I'm a closeted pop star.

My job is to go out and entertain the most people possible.

As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.

They didn't have a problem with me being wild and crazy when it came time to fill the arenas.

I can bring a crowd down. There should be a contest for that.

After over 50 years of headlining, I've been received very beautifully. But I always say, when you're onstage, you can't please everybody. I'm sure there are people who may not take to what I do, but that's OK.

I love working in front of American crowds.

When I'm on stage I become a different beast.

You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics.

In life, I'd much rather have people laughing at me than booing me.

I just want people to focus on the performance.

Onstage I have a natural chutzpa that audiences like. I'm out there.

So you don't have to take us too seriously; I mean, we're already intimidating enough on stage.

I was an extroverted kid and performed, like, acting and singing. Then, the older I got, I realized I enjoyed performing things that I came up with myself more and I enjoyed making people laugh more than making people cry or think.

If I get a hard audience they are not going to get away until they laugh. Those seven laughs a minute - I've got to have them.

For me, making the show work was getting belly laughs - like most variety artists. But the straight actor believes you fix your performance in rehearsal and that's it.

When I come onstage, I'm exploding.

I'd say I'm the opposite of someone that has the urge to stand in front of strangers and make them laugh, but the idea of getting up and telling a story and people finding it amusing always appealed to me.

I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say.

Every time I get in front of an audience, I do the best I can. I really don't look at it like, you know, 'This is gonna be this crowd, or that crowd.' If anything, I think about the demographics only because of what songs will entertain more than others.

I'm a showgirl, as you can tell. I'm ever ready.

I knew that I was 'interesting' at 18 because I was aware that I could get away with doing things on stage.

I know I'm not much on face value, but when it comes to stage value, I'll deliver for you.

The thing I've always liked about performing is that I decide what I want to wear, whether I want to comb my hair.