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Frank Sinatra enjoyed my humor, so I could say almost anything to him. I mean, within reason.
Don Rickles
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Don Rickles
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
Died: 2017
Died: April 6
Actor
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Stand-Up Comedian
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Queens
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Donald Jay Rickles
Don Jay Rickles
Donald Rickles
Donald J. Rickles
Don J. Rickles
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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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When you talk about George Burns you're talking about a living legend . . . well, a legend, anyhow.
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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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Some people call me a legend and the last of the greats, and I appreciate it.
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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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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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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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I can sit all day in a comfortable chair and watch ball games, but I don't need a blanket.
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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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I never went out looking for glory.
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I never could tell a joke. I just started talking to the audience, and when the drunks would yell, Hey, when do the broads come on? I got good at saying, Relax. Clear your skin up first. They called me the insult guy, but it's never mean-spirited. I'm just exaggerating everything about us and about life.
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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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You lose your energy, you lose that excitement and it gets the audience up.
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I'm very shy so I became very outgoing to protect my shyness.
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My style is my personality. It's always been that way. Being a wiseguy and having fun. It's always been that way for me, when I was in high school, and in the Navy. It's not something I rehearse.
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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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Half the battle is that people have to like you before you say one joke, one bit of humor.
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