Al Capone's my uncle. The old days were a lot different. The Latin Casino was the big time. When I got there I figured that I was doing pretty good, because remember, I started in nothing but after hours joints. I can't even name them now, but that's how I got noticed.

The thing I love about Vegas is that it's a melting pot. It's like working Ellis Island.

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

I knew most of the people there who ran the places, a lot of wiseguys. They're all gone now. All good people.

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.

I always enjoy being full of fun, but I have my serious moments. Some women go for the studious kind of guy, I certainly was not that. If a girl is looking for somebody different and maybe a little more exciting for themselves - someone more on the fun side, I would suggest that they look for a type like Don Rickles.

Everything I've ever done in my whole career, people might not know, I've never written anything down on paper.