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"A golf course is nothing but a pool room moved outdoors."

"I understand why marriages break up over golf. I can't even talk about my own handicap because it's too upsetting."

"You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but I can honestly say that I'd rather have won the U.S. Open Golf Tournament."

"It was cool for a couple of weeks, but how much bad golf can you play?"

"I wore that same shirt yesterday playing golf. There goes the Nike account."
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"It's like Branson. When I went to Branson there was only 4 acts in there. Now, you can't count 'em. There's so many theatres now, that only the strong will survive."

"I guess the nicest thing about being, I won't say famous but being popular is a more proper word for me to use would be that if you've got a recognizable name, a lot of times you can get people to do things for you ordinarily that you wouldn't get done."

"If I cut an album now and sell it for ten bucks, I can put seven dollars and fifty cents in my pocket."

"My only failure was the restaurant in Myrtle Beach. I kept it open for four years. It was in a tourist town, it was only busy four and half, five months of the year. But the bills kept coming all year."

"I try to stay ahead of things, if you know what I mean. I take the money I make and reinvest it."

"When a record co. finds a guy now, they want to own everything. They want to own the rights to market that person's particular name. They want a piece of the action all the way through."

"A lost of people recognize me and maybe will ask for an autograph, but it's nothing like if Elvis would've done something like that, 'cause he's so popular, or maybe The Beatles 'cause they stirred up a lot of action."

"If you're not on a major label today, you're not gonna get played. They've got the market sewed up."
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