47 Quotes by Scatman Crothers

My acting has got to be natural. I didn't go to any drama schools. It's a gift from God.

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.'

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.

Color don't mean anything. People gonna try to put you in a place one way or the other.

I got simple tastes. Don't go in for all that flashy business.

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.

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!

You know, I'd forget words and start just singing noises.