Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
The only prejudice I've found anywhere in TV is in some advertising agencies, and there isn't so much prejudice as just fear.
I'm a businessman. I work for business people. The kind of thing they say is: Now we've sold a lot of records, let's sell some more.
I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.
I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.
There's just one thing I can't figure out. My income tax!
If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks, on Route Sixty-six.
The only sport I'm not interested in is horse racing. That's because I don't know the horses personally.
I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.
I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.
You've got to change with the public's taste.
I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.
Primarily I'm a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables.
