Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield

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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.'"

“My wife met me at the door the other night in a sexy negligee. Unfortunately, she was just coming home.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

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All Quotes by Rodney Dangerfield

“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

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Family

“I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Time

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Pet

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Funny

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Family

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Car

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Sports

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Medical

“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

“A girl phoned me the other day and said... 'Come on over, there's nobody home.' I went over. Nobody was home.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Home

“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

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Pet

“Men who do things without being told draw the most wages.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Men

“Yeah, I know I'm ugly... I said to a bartender, 'Make me a zombie.' He said 'God beat me to it.'”

— Rodney Dangerfield

God

“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

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Funny

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Marriage