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 mother had morning sickness after I was born.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Morning

All Quotes by Rodney Dangerfield

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Sports

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Pet

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Home

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Funny

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Good

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Marriage

“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

“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

“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

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Car

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Pet

“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

“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

“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

“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 get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Respect

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

— Rodney Dangerfield

Morning