“More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me.”
Home“When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream.”
Movies“More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me.”
Home“Those people in New York are not gonna change me none.”
Change“I hope I didn't bore you too much with my life story.”
Hope“Whatever I will become will be what God has chosen for me.”
God“Too much TV hurts movies.”
Movies“From the time I was a kid, I always knew something was going to happen to me. Didn't know exactly what.”
Time“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.”
Business“Those movies sure got me into a rut.”
Movies“Until we meet again, may God bless you as he has blessed me.”
God“I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend.”
Business“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.'”
Music“It's human nature to gripe, but I'm going ahead and doing the best I can.”
Best“When I get married, it'll be no secret.”
Marriage“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.”
Time“Just because I managed to do a little something, I don't want anyone back home to think I got the big head.”
Home“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.”
Money“When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream.”
Movies“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.”
Movies“I sure lost my musical direction in Hollywood. My songs were the same conveyer belt mass production, just like most of my movies were.”
Movies“Later on they send me to Hollywood. To make movies. It was all new to me. I was only 21 years old.”
Movies