Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

21 quotes

Known primarily as an American singer and actor, Elvis Presley also happens to be one of the most quotable figures in our collection. With equal ease, Elvis Presley moved between Movies and Music, finding connections others missed. Discover 24 of Elvis Presley's most memorable quotes, ranging across Movies, Music, Time, Home, and God. As Elvis Presley put it: "Those people in New York are not gonna change me none."

“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.”

— Elvis Presley

Time

All Quotes by Elvis Presley

“Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it. That's what happens to me. I can't help it.'”

— Elvis Presley

Music

“I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend.”

— Elvis Presley

Business

“Those people in New York are not gonna change me none.”

— Elvis Presley

Change

“More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me.”

— Elvis Presley

Home

“Too much TV hurts movies.”

— Elvis Presley

Movies

“Those movies sure got me into a rut.”

— Elvis Presley

Movies

“A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It's my favorite part of the business, live concerts.”

— Elvis Presley

Business

“When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream.”

— Elvis Presley

Movies

“Until we meet again, may God bless you as he has blessed me.”

— Elvis Presley

God

“When I get married, it'll be no secret.”

— Elvis Presley

Marriage

“It's human nature to gripe, but I'm going ahead and doing the best I can.”

— Elvis Presley

Best

“Whatever I will become will be what God has chosen for me.”

— Elvis Presley

God

“From the time I was a kid, I always knew something was going to happen to me. Didn't know exactly what.”

— Elvis Presley

Time

“I hope I didn't bore you too much with my life story.”

— Elvis Presley

Hope

“Just because I managed to do a little something, I don't want anyone back home to think I got the big head.”

— Elvis Presley

Home

“I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.”

— Elvis Presley

Music

“I like to sing ballads the way Eddie Fisher does and the way Perry Como does. But the way I'm singing now is what makes the money.”

— Elvis Presley

Money

“I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my movies were.”

— Elvis Presley

Movies

“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.”

— Elvis Presley

Time

“The next thing I knew, I was out of the service and making movies again. My first picture was called, GI Blues. I thought I was still in the army.”

— Elvis Presley

Movies