A lot of people seem to think I started this business. But rock 'n' roll was here a long time before I came along. Nobody can sing that kind of music like colored people. Let's face it: I can't sing like Fats Domino can. I know that.

Money honey, if you want to get along with me.

The image is one thing and the human being is another...it's very hard to live up to an image.

I wouldn't call girls a hobby. It's a pastime.

Too much TV hurts movies.

The first car I bought was the most beautiful car I've ever seen. It was secondhand, but I parked it outside of my hotel the day I got it. I sat up all night, just lookin' at it.

Everybody comes from the same source. If you hate another human being, you're hating part of yourself.