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To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.
Don Rickles
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Don Rickles
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
Died: 2017
Died: April 6
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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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I would describe myself as a guy that's very normal but has the tendency to rib people, but never in a mean-spirited way.
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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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In the 45 years I've worked in casinos, I dreamed of being honored by an organization like the American Gaming Association, especially since I don't even have a hunting license.
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I have a problem, if the light goes on on TV and it blinks midnight, I don't know how to fix it.
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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.
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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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When you talk about George Burns you're talking about a living legend . . . well, a legend, anyhow.
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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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You've got to be able to sell yourself.
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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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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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I can sit all day in a comfortable chair and watch ball games, but I don't need a blanket.
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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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Frank Sinatra enjoyed my humor, so I could say almost anything to him. I mean, within reason.
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I've never had guys sit me down and say this is what you've got to do. It's my personality that makes me one of a kind, and I believe that.
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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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Women were afraid of me, they were scared to death. But I always say be yourself, if you're funny then let your sense of humor go there. I mean there's no sense hiding what you feel.
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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 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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