I'm not a big one for jokes. I can't tell a joke, believe it or not. If you gave me a thousand bucks and said, "Don, get up at a party and tell a joke," I'm the worst.

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

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.

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

Regis Philbin is very successful in his own right. We have a new thing where he have chairs and we sit and talk to each other about my career and his career. It works pretty well if I do say so.

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

When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.