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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
Television Actor
Television Presenter
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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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My whole act is off the top of my head.
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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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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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I'm very shy so I became very outgoing to protect my shyness.
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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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You lose your energy, you lose that excitement and it gets the audience up.
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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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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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I do situations and make fun of authority and life.
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The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now.
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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 don't feel an obligation to give everyone a hard time, but when they're important people, it's fun.
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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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If I were to insult people and mean it, that wouldn't be funny.
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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 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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I can sit all day in a comfortable chair and watch ball games, but I don't need a blanket.
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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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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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