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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I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking...

I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking...

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

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

The one thing you don't want is that stale sound when you've done a line...

The one thing you don't want is that stale sound when you've done a line...

The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the...

The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the...

I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do,...

I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do,...

When you lose a lover it's like getting a bad haircut. It grows back in...

When you lose a lover it's like getting a bad haircut. It grows back in...

The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.

The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.

I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no...

I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no...

The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three...

The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three...

Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on...

Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on...

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

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

I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.

I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.

Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child...

Would it be better if I'd married a Negro woman? Would they treat my child...

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...

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...

When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call...

When Liza Minelli was a child, she used to sit on my lap and call...

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 knew when I started playing professionally that being an idol means catering for fans....

I knew when I started playing professionally that being an idol means catering for fans....

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light

Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light