I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to live in it with me.

Quote by Sammy Davis Jr

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Most orgies that you go to, I have found, most of it is sad. All...

Most orgies that you go to, I have found, most of it is sad. All...

You can be in this business 50 years and still not know anything about it.

You can be in this business 50 years and still not know anything about it.

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where...

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where...

All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn't be welcome at the...

All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn't be welcome at the...

There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity.

There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity.

Part of show business is magic. You don't know how it happens.

Part of show business is magic. You don't know how it happens.

I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's...

I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's...

We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could...

We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could...

I had traveled 10 states and played over 50 cities by the time I was...

I had traveled 10 states and played over 50 cities by the time I was...

Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being,...

Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being,...

You don't swing where you sleep.

You don't swing where you sleep.

Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.

Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.

Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt.

Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt.

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another...

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another...

I'd learned a lot in the Army. I knew that above all things in the...

I'd learned a lot in the Army. I knew that above all things in the...

You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.

You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.

If you want to get known as a singer you hire five sexy chicks and...

If you want to get known as a singer you hire five sexy chicks and...

I have to be a star like another man has to breathe.

I have to be a star like another man has to breathe.

My home has always been show business.

My home has always been show business.

To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making...

To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making...