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Some people call me a legend and the last of the greats, and I appreciate it.

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Don Rickles
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
Died: 2017
Died: April 6
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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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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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When you talk about George Burns you're talking about a living legend . . . well, a legend, anyhow.
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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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Once in a while, when I'm alone, I think about my age. I think, How many more years do I have on this earth? But I can't really conceive of dying. Somehow, in my head, I don't think I'll die. I know that everybody dies, of course. I just think that it'll never come to me. It's crazy, but there it is.
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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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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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Frank Sinatra enjoyed my humor, so I could say almost anything to him. I mean, within reason.
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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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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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Who am I to judge is what I say. I'm 90 years old, for crying out loud, and I don't sit in any chariot.
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Eddie Fisher married to Elizabeth Taylor is like me trying to wash the Empire State Building with a bar of soap.
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The thing I love about Vegas is that it's a melting pot. It's like working Ellis Island.
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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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You lose your energy, you lose that excitement and it gets the audience up.
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Smartphones. Who cares? Smartphones. I only have dummy phones.
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Half the battle is that people have to like you before you say one joke, one bit of humor.
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Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.
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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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It's very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept that.
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