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Don Rickles

Don Rickles

American Comedian

Born: May 8, 1926

Died: Apr 6, 2017

Always Great Life Me People You

Related authors: George Carlin Groucho Marx Milton Berle Mitch Hedberg Robin Williams Rodney Dangerfield Steven Wright W. C. Fields

You know what's funny to me? Attitude. Don Rickles

Funny Attitude Me You Know

I was a mother's boy. Don Rickles

Mother Boy

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. Don Rickles

Me Hurt Word Everybody Our Insecurities Exaggerate Make Insult Always Did Sitting Anybody Use Fun Here

I cannot tell a joke. But I can do a situation, that it becomes a joke. Don Rickles

Joke Situation Tell Becomes Cannot

I have a problem, if the light goes on on TV and it blinks midnight, I don't know how to fix it. Don Rickles

Problem Light TV Know How Fix Goes Midnight

I still have drive, but everything is relative. Don Rickles

Drive Relative Everything Still

You lose your energy, you lose that excitement and it gets the audience up. Don Rickles

You Lose Energy Excitement Audience Up Gets Your

I was always the guy - out of insecurities, I was always making fun, even as a kid. Don Rickles

Kid Out Insecurities Guy Always Making Fun Even

My wife, Barbara, is great. She arranges when I do work that I have a day off between performances. Don Rickles

Work Day Great Wife Performance Between She Off Barbara

Sinatra was somebody special. Don Rickles

Somebody Sinatra Special

I've never had a written script. Don Rickles

Never Had Written Script

After I graduated, I tried Broadway, which was difficult for me. It was tough to get a part on Broadway, so I just started talking to audiences at different social gatherings, and little by little I became Don Rickles - whatever that is. Don Rickles

Johnny Carson was a big influence on me - all of those shows I did with him over the years, like, 100 of them, they made a bit of a name for me at the time, so that part of my life was very good. Don Rickles

I couldn't sell air conditioners on a 98-degree day. When I demonstrated them in a showroom, I pushed the wrong button and blew the circuit. Don Rickles

Day Air Circuit Pushed Wrong Blew Sell Them Button

My grandchildren just know me now as Mr. Potato Head. Don Rickles

Me Potato Head Know Just Grandchildren Now

When I walk down the street in New York, I swear to God, the building constructor, the guy pounding cement and what not, will yell, 'Hey, you hockey puck!' Don Rickles

God You Walk Will Building Down Hey Guy Pounding New Yell York Cement Hockey New York Swear Street Puck

I say things I get away with, and it becomes a joke. Don Rickles

Joke Say Becomes Get Away Things

I've never gone to comedy clubs. Don Rickles

Comedy Gone Never Clubs

Half the battle is that people have to like you before you say one joke, one bit of humor. Don Rickles

You Battle People Humor Joke Half Before Say Bit Like

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