Debut Quote by John Lahr

“This was the low point of Presley’s career: the bulky jumpsuit and isosceles sideburns era. His colon had expanded so dramatically that it crowded…

— Mary Roach

We finally got our big break when Ed Sullivan put us on his show.

— Herb Alpert

Why did I break up with Elvis? It was difficult to watch his slow demise.

— Linda Thompson

I guess I thought I was Elvis Presley but I'll tell ya something. All Elvis did was stand on a stage and play a…

— Evel Knievel

As the lad himself might say, cut my legs off and call me Shorty! Elvis Presley can act...Acting is his assignment in this shrewdly…

— Howard Thompson

Maybe Elvis was inhibited by inbred religious prohibitions or an Oedipal complex, or maybe he simply preferred the thrill of a denied release. Whatever…

— Rita Moreno

What strikes me as funny about Elvis is that all the impersonators choose to do the Vegas Elvis; not the young, cool guy, always…

— Bill Hicks

My wife went off with Elvis.

— Anonymous

What strikes me as funny about Elvis is that all the impersonators choose to do the Vegas Elvis, not the young, cool guy...

— Bill Hicks

Couldn't sit down, big gun kept stickin' my pelvis Shit, it was either that or be living with Elvis.

— Anonymous

Elvis transcends his talent to the point of dispensing with it altogether.

— Greil Marcus

I couldn't do 'The Ed Sullivan Show.' Ed said I was a flash in the pan, and he was right.

— Scott McKenzie