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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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Don Rickles
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
Died: 2017
Died: April 6
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Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.
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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 don't feel an obligation to give everyone a hard time, but when they're important people, it's fun.
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If I were to insult people and mean it, that wouldn't be funny.
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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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Half the battle is that people have to like you before you say one joke, one bit of humor.
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When I got out of high school, I wanted to be an actor but was getting a lot of rejections. I was getting rejected by life. My mother, God rest her soul, told me not to quit.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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You lose your energy, you lose that excitement and it gets the audience up.
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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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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 I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.
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