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I was sitting in the toilet and I was by myself. I was tired of playing with the roller, so I said I'd better write a book.

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Don Rickles
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
Died: 2017
Died: April 6
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Television Actor
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Queens
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Donald Jay Rickles
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You throw your best punch, otherwise don't do it.
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Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.
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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 rib people, but nobody ever gives me a hard time. I don't know why. Maybe they're afraid of what I might say. There's probably a lesson in that somewhere, but I don't know what it is.
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I think they [Martin Scorsese, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra] liked my honesty. My personality. For that, they always treated me great. I, in turn, treated them great. No secret about it. My being who I am - that is that.
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It's just to break things up between stand-up gigs. I would only do it periodically. Maybe just an East Coast thing.
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