The first paid gig? It was back home in Terre Haute, Indiana, back in 1925, '26, when I was going to high school and working in a speakeasy. — Scatman Crothers Copy Share Image
Now that I'm older, I couldn't do music full-time. You don't get home until two or three a.m. Acting, you can be at home with your family. — Scatman Crothers Copy Share Image
I admit, music is my first love. I enjoy acting but I couldn't give up my music. — Scatman Crothers Copy Share Image
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. — Scatman Crothers Copy Share Image
Color don't mean anything. People gonna try to put you in a place one way or the other. — Scatman Crothers Copy Share Image
To be honest , I looked at 'The Shining' as just doing another movie. — Scatman Crothers Copy Share Image
My acting has got to be natural. I didn't go to any drama schools. It's a gift from God. — Scatman Crothers Copy Share Image
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… — Scatman Crothers Copy Share Image
The Shining is my fourth picture with Jack Nicholson, or as he says, our fourth 'classic.' — Scatman Crothers Copy Share Image
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… — Scatman Crothers Copy Share Image
