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You've got to be able to sell yourself.
Don Rickles
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Don Rickles
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
Died: 2017
Died: April 6
Actor
Comedian
Dancer
Singer
Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Voice Actor
Queens
New York
Donald Jay Rickles
Don Jay Rickles
Donald Rickles
Donald J. Rickles
Don J. Rickles
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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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Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.
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Smartphones. Who cares? Smartphones. I only have dummy phones.
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I'm very shy so I became very outgoing to protect my shyness.
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My father when walked into a room, you could tell that everybody loved him. They really did. He was quite a man. My mother was more into the show biz atmosphere than he was.
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You throw your best punch, otherwise don't do it.
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The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now.
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