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" I did a few movies, but the word 'star'... I cannot compare to a star like Clint Eastwood. I used to call Clint 'Larry Dickman' when he would come to my show; then, he started using the name when he would go under cover in a 'Dirty Harry' movie. That's why he's a movie star... he's so creative. "

Don Rickles

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Star

Name

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

Don Rickles

Humor

Battle

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

" It takes many years to be a great comedian. "

" 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

Talking

Difficult

" You know what's funny to me? Attitude. "

" I think if I took therapy, the doctor would quit. He'd just pick up the couch and walk out of the room. "

" To this day, if you gave me $1,000, I really can't stand up - You can tell a joke. You're a good storyteller and a good joke teller. "

" 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

Always

Sitting

" I've never gone to comedy clubs. "

" 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. "

" Smartphones. Who cares? Smartphones. I only have dummy phones. "

" My grandchildren just know me now as Mr. Potato Head. "

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

" Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one. "

" I want to be a dog, but I'm a pussycat. "

Don Rickles

Dog

Want

" No matter where you go in this world, you will always find a Jew sitting in the beach chair next to you. "

" My wife is great. She always goes to the bank to see if the check has cleared. "

" To this day, when I say that I went to the American Academy, people are very impressed. The reputation of the school has always been fantastic. "

" I don't drink much anymore, but when I traveled with Frank Sinatra, God rest his soul, I used to drink like I could do it. He made it a test. In Vegas, the Rat Pack, which I was a little part of, drank all night and slept most of the day. Then, about 5 o'clock, we'd meet in the hotel steam room, lock the door, and steam our brains out. "

" What keeps me going is that young people still want to see me. "

" 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

" Sinatra had a lot of mood swings, but he was wonderful to my wife Barbara and to me. He made no bones about who he liked and who he loved, and he had this great charisma. When he walked into a room, it stopped. I've only seen that happen with Ronald Reagan. "

" I do situations and make fun of authority and life. "

" I spent two and a half years in the Philippines in World War II. "

" Alan King, a comedian I adored, was considered society, and I was considered the Jewish kid from the neighborhood. "

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

" Bob Hope was totally regimented. I go in and say a line like, 'Hi Bob' and I'd have to do it five times, and then Bob would take me to the writers to say the line different ways. He wouldn't let me ad-lib. "

Don Rickles

Hope

" 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. "

" I did a picture 40 years ago with Carroll O'Connor and Telly Savalas, God rest their souls, and Clint Eastwood, called 'Kelly's Heroes,' which we filmed in Yugoslavia for six months. "