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They always use the word 'insult' with me, but I don't hurt anybody. I wouldn't be sitting here if I did. I make fun of everybody and exaggerate all our insecurities.

Don Rickles

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Don Rickles
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
Died: 2017
Died: April 6
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Queens
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Hell, do I remember the first joke? I was never a jokester.
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Yeah, I make fun of blacks, and why not? I'm not a black.
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I do situations and make fun of authority and life.
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When you do see me, you'll get the idea from when you see me that it's all off the top of my head. A lot of it is a beginning, middle and the end. But it's different every night. I have a lot of jokes in my back pocket I've said over the years.
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Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.
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You lose your energy, you lose that excitement and it gets the audience up.
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I never could tell a joke. I just started talking to the audience, and when the drunks would yell, Hey, when do the broads come on? I got good at saying, Relax. Clear your skin up first. They called me the insult guy, but it's never mean-spirited. I'm just exaggerating everything about us and about life.
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When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.
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I always enjoy being full of fun, but I have my serious moments. Some women go for the studious kind of guy, I certainly was not that. If a girl is looking for somebody different and maybe a little more exciting for themselves - someone more on the fun side, I would suggest that they look for a type like Don Rickles.
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When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can't please everyone. But when you're different, you can last.
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It's very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept that.
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If I were to insult people and mean it, that wouldn't be funny.
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I have to have energy because I have a lot of expenses. A couple of cars, couple of dogs and a big estate.
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You've got to be able to sell yourself.
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To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm really thrilled.
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I've never walked off stage and said, I shouldn't have done that. Because when you do what I do, you're like a fighter. You throw the right hand and say, That's what got me to this dance. You can't have doubt. If you have doubt, there's no show.
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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.
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The transformation has been unbelievable. When I started here, I worked in a place where the Sky Room was on the second floor.
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I can sit all day in a comfortable chair and watch ball games, but I don't need a blanket.
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