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."

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

— Elvis Presley

Business

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

“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

“Those movies sure got me into a rut.”

— Elvis Presley

Movies

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

— Elvis Presley

Music

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

— Elvis Presley

Home

“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

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

— Elvis Presley

Time

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

— Elvis Presley

Change

“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

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

— Elvis Presley

Marriage

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

— Elvis Presley

Business

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

— Elvis Presley

God

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

— Elvis Presley

Best

“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

“Later on they send me to Hollywood. To make movies. It was all new to me. I was only 21 years old.”

— Elvis Presley

Movies

“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 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

“Too much TV hurts movies.”

— Elvis Presley

Movies

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

— Elvis Presley

Hope

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

— Elvis Presley

God