Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield

28 quotes

American stand-up comedian Rodney Dangerfield has a gift for language that makes complex ideas feel instantly clear. Their reputation for his self-deprecating one-liner humor, his catchphrase "I don't get no respect!", and his monologues on that theme lends every quote an extra layer of authority. Browse 34 quotes by Rodney Dangerfield that cover ground from Time, Pet, Marriage, Funny, and Respect. A favorite of many readers: "Yeah, I know I'm ugly... I said to a bartender, 'Make me a zombie.' He said 'God beat me to it.'"

“It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Marriage

All Quotes by Rodney Dangerfield

“It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Marriage

“I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Family

“We sleep in separate rooms, we have dinner apart, we take separate vacations - we're doing everything we can to keep our marriage together.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Marriage

“I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Pet

“What a dog I got, his favorite bone is in my arm.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Pet

“When I was born I was so ugly the doctor slapped my mother.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Medical

“My marriage is on the rocks again, yeah, my wife just broke up with her boyfriend.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Marriage

“I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Funny

“My wife's jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Jealousy

“My wife wants sex in the back of the car and she wants me to drive.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Car

“Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts he does not hide he exposes himself.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Time

“I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Sports

“I have good looking kids. Thank goodness my wife cheats on me.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Good

“My mother had morning sickness after I was born.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Morning

“I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Time

“I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Age

“I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Funny

“At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still wants to reform the world, but he know he can't.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Hope

“I looked up my family tree and found three dogs using it.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Family

“With my wife I don't get no respect. I made a toast on her birthday to 'the best woman a man ever had.' The waiter joined me.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Best