Elvis (TV miniseries)

"One day, I'm gonna be the man in the big house."

"[holds up a newspaper with the headline "Sullivan Vows NO Elvis"] Ed Sullivan says he wouldn't touch me with a ten foot pole."

"[at the Jacksonville Theater after singing "Don't Be Cruel"] I'll see you girls backstage."

"When I'm on stage, I'm a different person."

"[whilst at RCA recording a song] I don't care how many time's we done it. We're gonna keep on doin' it, till I get it the way I hear it in my head."

"Seems the higher I climb, the lonelier it gets."

"[to Larry Geller] I swear to God, man. [tearfully] No one knows how empty I feel. I mean no one knows anything about me, man, least of all me. What is this emptiness? I have no right to feel this way."

"[during his Comeback Special] Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute. [jokingly] Something wrong with my lip. [to a girl in the audience] Remember that one, baby? I done 29 pictures like that."

"The finger, that's right, the finger. I was down in Florida, and the state police decided to come and film my show. All I had to stand still, and all I could move was this little finger here. [jokingly hums and moves his finger] It got more applause than I did."

"[after performing "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"] Thank you very much."

"Before me there was no such thing as a rock star."

"I don't wanna sing another song that I don't believe in! I don't wanna make another movie that I don't care about! This TV thing has me excited for the first time in years. I'm having fun with my music and I don't wanna lose that feeling."

"[last lines] Guess what, Steve? I'm touring Vegas."

"Call me Colonel."

"Elvis and I need some privacy."

"[meeting Elvis for the first time] Young Mr. Presley. What do you want...of all this? What do you want?"

"I'm not gonna shine your brass, son. I don't get your music. I'm more of a Lawrence Welk kind of fellow. Well, it's not liking it or not, I just don't get what all the fuss is about. But there is a fuss, and I can surely understand that. And I can sell it. I can sell anything. I can sell a wino the sweat off a grape. And I know I can sell the hell out of you."

"Well, son...You got a million dollars worth of talent."

""Heartbreak Hotel" just sold a million copies. You got your first gold record."

"Boy, you ever do anything to make me ashamed of you, and we're through. Stars come and go, but a manager can work forever."

"I guarantee you that more people will see this one night of The Milton Berle Show than we'll ever see that Burt Lancaster movie. Now, c'mon, Uncle Miltie's waiting."

"It seems that Mr. Ed Sullivan has lost his ten foot pole. You're on the show."

"You're the money maker. I'm the money finder. Let's do our jobs."

"[when Elvis asks the Colonel to manage Ann-Margret] Look, son, you know where my loyalties lie. I was just talking to the director of this year's masterpiece. Have you seen how much he's putting her in the film, huh? All them close-ups of her? He's in love with the girl, I swear. Don't he understand that this is an Elvis Presley picture, and that all that extra shooting is putting us over schedule, and over schedule means over budget? That's stealing money out of our pockets."

"We started big in TV, and we can restart big in TV."

"[during an argument with Elvis] You ungrateful hillbilly! I knew you'd betray me!"

"[last lines] Think about it, son. Vegas!"

"When they first sent me that song, I thought maybe... maybe you'd be right for it. But sometimes a song and a singer don't necessarily go together. Maybe another time."

"[after Presley and his band perform "Harbor Lights"] That sounded something like Bing Crosby, the trouble is, we already got us a Bing Crosby, and the one before, well, we got us a Eddy Arnold and a Hank Snow. Son, give me... Give me some of you, give me some of you, give me some Elvis Presley."

"[while Sam, Elvis, Scotty and Bill listen to their recording of "That's All Right"] But it's different. Ah, it's something else. That there song is a hit."

"Go get 'em, Elvis."

"Are you wearin' mascara, son?"

"I set the price at nearly twice what anyone's paid for a singer before, figuring he'd just go away. I guess they think you're worth it. And you are, son. You know, I opened this studio to give coloured's a place to record, cos I truly believe their music comes from the very soul. And I believe if enough people listen to 'em, it can't help but to connect us all. And, I always knew if I found a white man who could sing it, I'd make a million dollars. Somebody else will be getting that, not me. No, first they're gonna try and clean you up, son. Then they're gonna try and slick you up. You stay true to yourself. You know what you're doing now. You stay true to yourself, you'll be okay."

"There's a spirituality deep inside the music. And inside you. You being true to yourself, son? You're doing what you love. You gotta be strong, Elvis. Vigilant. You can't compromise what your heart knows. No, sir."

"Steve Binder: [he and Elvis are walking down Sunset Strip] It's 1968. The times they're changing, man. You can change too."

"The legend you know. The story you don't."

"Jonathan Rhys Meyers - Elvis Presley"

"Randy Quaid - Colonel Tom Parker"

"Rose McGowan - Ann-Margret"

"Tim Guinee - Sam Phillips"

"Antonia Bernath - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley"

"Jack Noseworthy - Steve Binder"

"Robert Patrick - Vernon Presley"

"Camryn Manheim - Gladys Presley"

"Mark Adam - Scotty Moore"

"Clay Steakley - Bill Black"

"Jennifer Rae Westley - Dixie Locke"

"John Boyd West - Red West"

"Randy McDowell - Gene Smith"