Roy Clark Quotes

Roy Clark

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : April 15, 1933

You put this face on television, week in, week out, they'd stop me and they'd say, 'Hey, Roy, how are you doing?' They'd know who I was, what I was, what I looked like, and what I did - all from seeing and hearing it at the same time on television.

Roy Clark

When I hear or see his name, I see the Glen I've always known. There will never, ever be another Glen Campbell.

Roy Clark

We weren't selling anything. We were just having a good time. And that feeling - there are people who say, 'I wish my kids, I wish my generation, had a chance to see it.'

Roy Clark

There were some that said if you hung in long enough, the world would catch on, and they have.

Roy Clark

The only thing that kept us from going bigger worldwide was the language barrier. All the corn that we did on 'Hee Haw,' it was hard to translate into their slang.

Roy Clark

We didn't burn out. We were fresh. So when you go through the 13 shows, that was it until the next time. That way, you went out and did your concerts and things, and you were ready to go again.

Roy Clark

I was the token bumpkin. It became, 'Let's get that Clark guy. He's easy to get along with.'

Roy Clark

Sure, I had dreams of being a star when I was 18. I could've pushed it, too, but it wouldn't have happened any sooner. I'm lucky. What's happened has happened in spite of me.

Roy Clark

I long ago realized it was not a figure of speech when people come up to me and say they grew up watching me since they were 'that big.'

Roy Clark

I keep a band of great young people around me, and we're not musically restrained. It's not about 'Let's do it correct' but 'Let's do it right.'

Roy Clark

Music was my salvation, the thing I loved most and did best. Whatever was fun, I'd go do that.

Roy Clark

Humor is a blessing to me. My earliest recollections are of looking at something and seeing the lighter side. But it's always spontaneous. I couldn't write a comedy skit for someone else.

Roy Clark