Perry Como Quotes


"The business has changed greatly since my day."
- Perry Como
(Related: Business, Day)

"That I can't relate to today's music or morals doesn't make either necessarily bad. Just different. I leave the judgements to others."
- Perry Como
(Related: Music, Morals, Today)

"But when they needed love or help or had a problem of any kind, they could always go to Roselle because she was always there for them. That was not always the case with me."
- Perry Como
(Related: Love, Help)

"Just the other day, it seems, the kids were running through the house, slamming doors, breaking glass, making noise. Time goes by so quickly. Sometimes everything seems so fleeting."
- Perry Como
(Related: Time, Day, Kids, Running)

"In many ways, that affection is the real reward for 56 years in the business. Although the money ain't exactly bad either."
- Perry Como
(Related: Money, Business, Affection, Reward, Years)

"I worked with the world's greatest talents and then went home to the world's greatest woman. It was, and is, a great life."
- Perry Como
(Related: Home, Life, Woman, World)

"People have always thought that I wasn't ambitious. They judged by appearances and were fooled. I was competitive. I wanted success and was willing to work for it."
- Perry Como
(Related: Success, Work, Thought, People)

"My only regret in life is that I didn't spend as much time with my kids as I now wish I had."
- Perry Como
(Related: Life, Time, Kids, Now, Regret)

"For the amount of talent I had - and I couldn't dance, act, or tell a joke - I enjoyed a tremendous career."
- Perry Como
(Related: Talent, Dance, Act, Career)

"But we do have a golf course near by and I play fairly regularly."
- Perry Como
(Related: Golf, Play)

"But today, I feel the genuine warmth, the affection, and although I may joke about it, I am touched."
- Perry Como
(Related: Affection, May, Today)

"Although I managed my schedule to be home by late afternoon most days, basically, Roselle raised our children alone. And so I missed out on a lot of wonderful moments, missed watching my kids grow into the wonderful people they are today."
- Perry Como
(Related: Home, People, Children, Kids, Moments, Today)

"Actually, I would love to make a music video. Maybe it would finally put to rest those persistent rumours that have followed me throughout my career - particularly when I was on camera performing - that I had died."
- Perry Como
(Related: Love, Music, Career, Rest)

"Acting coaches in Hollywood were always telling me to use my hands and body more. But that was never me. I just breathe and sometimes it doesn't look as if I'm doing that."
- Perry Como
(Related: Acting, Body, Coaches, Hollywood)

"I had 13 weeks off and I would pack up the family and drive to some mountain retreat where we could be together and fish all day. I loved it. I needed it."
- Perry Como
(Related: Family, Day, Fish)