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> [Terre Haute. They used to call it 'Terrible Hut' because it was so wide open. Gambling, red light district, speak-easies. I entertained for all the gangsters. Can't name a gangster that didn't come into the place where I worked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/terre-haute-they-used-to-call-it-terrible-hut-because-it-was-so-wide/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

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## More by Scatman Crothers

> [I admit, music is my first love. I enjoy acting but I couldn't give up my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/i-admit-music-is-my-first-love-i-enjoy-acting-but-i-couldn-t-give-up/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/i-m-70-years-old-i-m-a-young-man-and-i-ve-still-got-a-lot-to-learn/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [Color don't mean anything. People gonna try to put you in a place one way or the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/color-don-t-mean-anything-people-gonna-try-to-put-you-in-a-place-one/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [To be honest , I looked at 'The Shining' as just doing another movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/to-be-honest-i-looked-at-the-shining-as-just-doing-another-movie/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [I was the first black man on television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/i-was-the-first-black-man-on-television/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [I've had a group ever since '36, off and on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/i-ve-had-a-group-ever-since-36-off-and-on/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [My acting has got to be natural. I didn't go to any drama schools. It's a gift from God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/my-acting-has-got-to-be-natural-i-didn-t-go-to-any-drama-schools-it-s/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [Call me the Scatman. I do quite a bit of scattin'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/call-me-the-scatman-i-do-quite-a-bit-of-scattin/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/i-think-it-s-so-foolish-for-people-to-try-and-hide-their-age-i-don-t/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [The Shining is my fourth picture with Jack Nicholson, or as he says, our fourth 'classic.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/the-shining-is-my-fourth-picture-with-jack-nicholson-or-as-he-says/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/i-came-out-with-my-five-piece-group-and-opened-at-billy-burke-s-swing/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [You can be dressed the best and have a wicked heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/you-can-be-dressed-the-best-and-have-a-wicked-heart/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/can-you-imagine-what-five-or-10-dollars-was-like-in-1925-in-those/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [Spiritually, I'm Jewish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/spiritually-i-m-jewish/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

> [I always kept busy. If the music business got bad I'd get me a job doin' somethin' else. Bellhop. Porter. Anything to make an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scatman-crothers/i-always-kept-busy-if-the-music-business-got-bad-i-d-get-me-a-job/)

[Scatman Crothers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scatman-crothers/)

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