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" An insult is mean or unkind. Milton Berle called me the Sultan of Insult, and I was called the King of Insult. But the guy that gave me the best title - and I use it to this day - was Johnny Carson. He called me Mr. Warmth. "

Don Rickles

Day

King

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" Compared to what comics say today, I'm a monk, but in those days, it was unheard of to make fun of people like I did. Of course, they exaggerated how outrageous I really was. "

" I can get an audience screaming in Las Vegas and say, 'Barbara, that was a great show,' and she'll say, 'Would you please hurry up? We have dinner reservations at 9:30.' "

" I don't walk into a dinner party and say, 'You're an idiot; give me my coat.' "

Don Rickles

Walk

Party

" Nobody ever dared with Frank, because he had such mood swings, and you never knew how he was going to react. But I could tell the minute I saw him that he was going to be in my corner. "

" Some people say funny things, but I say things funny. "

" 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. "

" I was always the guy who made jokes and ribbed people at parties. After I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts I got sidetracked into clubs and started doing comedy. "

" Las Vegas is the boiling pot of entertainment. "

" I was 28 when my father died, and I was an only child. "

" Room service is great if you want to pay $500 for a club sandwich. "

" I have to have energy because I have a lot of expenses. A couple of cars, couple of dogs and a big estate. "

" I like to think I'm like the guy who goes to the office Christmas party Friday night, insults some people, but still has his job Monday morning. "

" You throw your best punch, otherwise don't do it. "

" Compared to what some of the young comics use for material today, I'm a priest. "

" You can't study comedy; it's within you. It's a personality. My humor is an attitude. "

" Herb Solo at that time was the head of MGM. I said, 'I want to live like Clint Eastwood.' Did I know at that time Clint Eastwood, to him, Heaven was a truck, a dog, and a picnic basket for food or something? "

" I have a wonderful road manager, and he travels with me. And my valet and friend travels with me. My little entourage is great, and they take good care of me. "

Don Rickles

Care

Road

" My life was in Montreal years ago. Best food in the world. "

" I still have drive, but everything is relative. "

" When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can't please everyone. But when you're different, you can last. "

" Some people call me a legend and the last of the greats, and I appreciate it. "

Don Rickles

People

Appreciate

" You've got to be able to sell yourself. "

" I told jokes badly. "

Don Rickles

Badly

Jokes

" When you enter a room, you have to kiss his ring. I don't mind, but he has it in his back pocket. "

" I was a mother's boy. "

Don Rickles

Mother

Boy

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

" Asians are nice people, but they burn a lot of shirts. "