Sammy Davis
Sammy Davis
boy michael next
You want to see the boy next door?...(then) don't go see Michael Jackson, because he ain't the boy next door.
music education money
What have I got? No looks, no money, no education. Just talent.
humor commitment two
You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.
names acting lines
You name it and I've done it. I'd like to say I did it my way. But that line, I'm afraid, belongs to someone else.
patience drinking giving
Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.
success real congratulations
Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.
self-esteem mystery ultimate
The ultimate mystery is one's own self.
originality imitation originals
Imitations only better the original.
eleven scales rate
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Elvis eleven.
music stars men
I have to be a star like another man has to breathe.
fathers-day baby men
A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.
grandmother hollywood-hills house
I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to live in it with me.
fading clubs saws
I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking a break from clubs was to be missed-not forgotten.
white house welcome
All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn't be welcome at the White House.