Perry Como Quotes
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.
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.
My only regret in life is that I didn't spend as much time with my kids as I now wish I had.
We also own a little boat and I'm like a kid with it. I take off early in the morning, fishing rod in tow, and just drift about the ocean all 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.
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.
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.
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.
But today, I feel the genuine warmth, the affection, and although I may joke about it, I am touched.
In many ways, that affection is the real reward for 56 years in the business. Although the money ain't exactly bad either.
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket / Never let it fade away / Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket / Save it for a rainy day
For the amount of talent I had (and I couldn't dance, act, or tell a joke) I enjoyed a tremendous career.
