Don Rickles Quotes

An 'insult comic' is the title I was given. What I do is exaggeration. I make fun of people, at life, of myself and my surroundings.

The whole character of Super Dave is a takeoff on people who pontificate. So one thing I never want to do is pontificate why this works, why this is funny. I have no idea what the appeal is. All we are trying to do is make people have a good time and laugh.

I am a comedian and you guys know whatever I say, I don't mean any of it.

I started out in stand-up, so it's very satisfying to make people laugh, but it usually means at your own expense.

Neil Hamburger writes such cutting jokes.

I do comedy shows. I make fun of myself, first of all.

When I think of myself, I'm definitely... I'm not like a comedian.

It's okay to take yourself too seriously if you're a serious actor and you've got the scrubs on. And then with me, it's kind of like, well, I'm a comedian, I'm making fun of everybody and everything. And I'm making fun of myself. I'm having fun making fun of and for other people.

When I did comedy I made fun of myself. If there was a buffoon, I played the buffoon.

I think a lot of the time you just parody yourself.

No one thought that the Disney Superpower had the ability to laugh at itself, but 'Enchanted' proved everyone wrong.

I'm all about being self-deprecating because I think it's hilarious.

The Rock was one of my favourite comedy characters growing up, and I still think he is. Mainly because he took himself so seriously by being ridiculous and a buffoon all the time but always took the high status.

Drag has always been the thing you turn to to remember to not take yourself too seriously.

I have enjoyed doing comedies the most because in real life, I don't take myself or anyone else too seriously!

I'm always making fun of myself and my friends.

I just do my act. If people in England don't get my joke I make fun of myself for telling it.

I love an act that makes fun of the situation, and of course makes fun of yourself. That's important, you can't take yourself too seriously.

Brent Weinbach made [Gangster Party Line].I guess I saw it when it first came out. And that is so goddamn funny to me. The guys are real dudes and they're not good, but they're also good enough.

There is parody, when you make fun of people who are smarter than you; satire, when you make fun of people who are richer than you; and burlesque, when you make fun of both while taking your clothes off.

What happens, I think, is especially for comic effect you find something about yourself that you don't like. You exaggerate it, and it's funny.

I'm paid to make an idiot out of myself. Why do you do it for free?

No matter how you feel, you've got to be able to laugh at yourself. If you can laugh at Donald Trump, then you better be able to laugh at yourself, too. For us as comedians, we have to point out what's funny.

It really is great. Especially having people who we make fun every week come on and poke fun at themselves is really cool, I love that. No reality star has been mad at me yet for making fun of them. I'm sure that one day soon though, someone is going to take a swing at me.

I'm a goofball and a comedian.