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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.

Don Rickles

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Don Rickles
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
Died: 2017
Died: April 6
Actor
Comedian
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Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Television Presenter
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Queens
New York
Donald Jay Rickles
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Donald Rickles
Donald J. Rickles
Don J. Rickles
Women
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In the old days, that was my ad-lib for hecklers in the joints I worked. It stuck with me. I hardly say it now, say, to fans, even though people do send me hockey pucks.
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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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It's very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept 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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You lose your energy, you lose that excitement and it gets the audience up.
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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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I think if I took therapy, the doctor would quit. He'd just pick up the couch and walk out of the room.
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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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When you talk about George Burns you're talking about a living legend . . . well, a legend, anyhow.
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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.
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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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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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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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Everything I've ever done in my whole career, people might not know, I've never written anything down on paper.
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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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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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