Words matter. These are the best Scatman Crothers Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Oh, sure, I love boxing.
The Shining is my fourth picture with Jack Nicholson, or as he says, our fourth ‘classic.’
Call me the Scatman. I do quite a bit of scattin’.
A lot of people in Hollywood are on that ego trip. They think they’re more than somebody else. I’ve told a lot of stars in my career, ‘Hey, man you’re looking down on the people who made you. lf you keep doing that, you’re gonna fall back down.’
I got simple tastes. Don’t go in for all that flashy business.
I’m 70 years old. I’m a young man, and I’ve still got a lot to learn, that’s right, and I’m learning every day.
I was brought up in church, but when I confessed my errors, they put me out.
As a kid, I used to take the sheet off of my mother’s bed, make a tent and put on a show for the neighborhood kids and charge them two packs of matches. Then, the show got so good I started charging a penny.
I think it’s so foolish for people to try and hide their age. I don’t understand that. You should be happy and glad to be living.
I’m a connoisseur of sausage.
Jack Nicholson and I have been friends ever since we met while doing ‘The King of Marvin Gardens.’
I’ve been an actor all of my life, but not professionally.
Color don’t mean anything. People gonna try to put you in a place one way or the other.
Age ain’t nothing but a figure. Let’s go out there and play some kick the can. It’s all in the mind; let’s become kids. That’s been my philosophy of life anyhow, man.
Can you imagine what five or 10 dollars was like in 1925? In those days, you could get room and board for $1.50 a week. Room and board!
I don’t get excited or riled easily.
I’ve had a group ever since ’36, off and on.
I get a kick out of just working, making people happy – whether it be in the movies or just playing my guitar.
I worked on a weekly one-hour show live from Los Angeles called ‘The Dixie Boat Show.’ We only had one camera, so there was a lot of panning because it was always on, and anything that went wrong, from actors fluffing their lines to sets falling down in mid-scene, you let it go by.
I admit, music is my first love. I enjoy acting but I couldn’t give up my music.
I learned when I was a kid not to worry so much about things because it’s all going to work out. What will be will be.
I came out with my five-piece group and opened at Billy Burke’s Swing Oar. This was when Hollywood was really jumpin’. This was when Frankie Laine used to come in and ask if he could sing a number.
My acting has got to be natural. I didn’t go to any drama schools. It’s a gift from God.
You know, I’d forget words and start just singing noises.
You ain’t no more than me, and I ain’t no more than you. We’re all God’s children.
You can be dressed the best and have a wicked heart.
Guy asked me, ‘Scat, what is there left for you to do?’ And I said, ‘A Broadway play, man!’ Can you dig it? That’s the only thing I never done. I’d like to say I had.
The Bible is the book I read. It’s got answers for everything.
I was about to be a preacher, but I was a sinner.
You know, it’s nice being an overnight success after 50 years.
I love people. You’ve gotta keep that love in your heart for your fellow man.
Spiritually, I’m Jewish.
I’m always relaxed.
