Colonel Tom Parker

“Elvis and me, we go three or four days sometimes without talking to each other. Sometimes even a week. I see Elvis, perhaps run into him. and we say 'Hi' and pass without another word. We have an understanding that is hard for some folks to comprehend. We say a lot to each other with a look.”

“Yes, I am a man without a country.”

“I'm doing everything I can to keep Elvis in front of the folks while he's serving the country.”

“Elvis does his own singing and selects his own songs for his records. Hundreds of songs are submitted to him. I don't even attempt to advise him.”

“I'm a promoter. I promote Elvis.”

“What a performer has to watch out for is overexposure.”

“I don't have anything to do with Elvis' private life.”

“I love to pay taxes. I know when I'm paying taxes I'm making money.”

“You gotta be a snowman to get along in this world. You gotta snow people. They liked to be snowed.”

“I don't believe in giving away what you can sell.”

“I always insisted that Elvis' name come first and my name come second.”

“Elvis is a very generous boy.”

“I sleep very good at night.”

“I tried to stay in the background.”

“Motion picture stars last for 20, 30, 40 years; TV stars are finished in 5 or 6 if they're in regular series.”