Don Rickles
Don Rickles
Donald Jay "Don" Ricklesis an American stand-up comedian and actor. Best known as an insult comic, he is also an actor, playing both comedic and dramatic roles on film. He received widespread exposure as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Show with David Letterman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth8 May 1926
CityQueens, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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I'm pleased to have been chosen by Coach G. and the team. I know they'll do me proud, ... If not, I'm going to invite them to leave Tucson and come to one of my Las Vegas shows, and then make them sit outside in the desert and let them watch their skates melt.
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Asians are nice people, but they burn a lot of shirts.
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I've got an accountant who's been with me forty years. If he makes a mistake, he dies.
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I've never gambled a dime. Never, in all my years in Vegas.
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I have my own gym. When you do jokes and they sell, you get a gym.
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My whole act is off the top of my head.
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The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now.
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I don't really tell a joke, I react to situations. The whole thing is just looking at somebody and showing all our weaknesses and exaggerating them, and that's how it becomes funny.
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I was nice to the people in the Philippines for the two and a half years I was there, because I knew eventually I'd have to kiss up to them so my grandchildren could have toys.
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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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If something strikes me as funny, I'll put it in my performance.
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I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.