Singers come and go, but if you're a good actor, you can last a long 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.

I go for all the belles, except the wedding kind.

You ain't nothing but hound dog, cryin' all the time. You ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine.

I'm trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It's so easy to get turned.

If you wanna be loved, baby, you've got to love me, too. Oh yeah, cause I an't for no one side love affair.

They put me on television. And the whole thing broke loose. It was wild, I tell ya for sure.