Quotes by Priscilla Presley

About Priscilla Presley:

Priscilla Ann Presley is an American actress and business magnate. She is the former wife of singer Elvis Presley as well as co-founder and former chairwoman of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company that turned Graceland into one of the top tourist attractions in the United States. In her acting career, Presley starred with Leslie Nielsen in the three successful Naked Gun films, and played the role of Jenna Wade on the long-running television series Dallas.
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I did, but I'm not real fond of giving interviews.

Priscilla Presley

You have to remember that when I met Elvis, you know, it wasn't the fanfare that it is today or even when he was here in the states and I was in Germany growing up.

Priscilla Presley

There were the phone calls and Elvis had asked me to visit him in Los Angeles. This was in 1962.

Priscilla Presley

She would go to Memphis and this was after our divorce. And I would send her to Memphis to be with him.

Priscilla Presley

Yes, the divorce was difficult. It was difficult.

Priscilla Presley

You know, you know, obviously, if my daughter's happy, you know, then I don't have any problem.

Priscilla Presley

I don't feel like a grandmother. I don't.

Priscilla Presley

At times he could be very critical. He didn't like prints on me. He didn't like stripes. He didn't like boldness. He said I was petite and that was taking away from my looks.

Priscilla Presley

And when Elvis was unhappy, believe me, everyone was unhappy.

Priscilla Presley

It was more that his career was going down again and he was tired of the songs. He was tired of the routine. And there was a point where he just kind of gave up. He couldn't face being 40. And he resorted to stimulants. There's a dark side there, a r...

Priscilla Presley

I just look at it, as it's something that I had to do. I had this vision that really, Graceland is suited for a king and it is his castle. And people really should see it, as he loved it.

Priscilla Presley

I like the creative aspect of developing a project.

Priscilla Presley

There is a shyness about me, and I really need to get out more.

Priscilla Presley

No one has really heard my side of the story, the adventure we had together, the transformation that I had going from a schoolgirl to a woman overnight.

Priscilla Presley

I don't want to be someone's entertainment.

Priscilla Presley

Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one's self.

Priscilla Presley

I mean, I had probably an illusion of being the wife that, you know, I wanted to create a home. I wanted to have children. I wanted him to be a husband. It was never going to be that way. It couldn't be that way.

Priscilla Presley

You know, I had my mother and my father convincing me that he would be going back to Hollywood and he'd be back with the actresses and dating them and that he wasn't serious about me at all. So I had him saying one thing to me and my parents telling ...

Priscilla Presley

As a person, he was wonderful. He really was a great person. He was full of life. He had a great sense of humor. Very talented, of course, but very caring to his parents. There was a very endearing quality about Elvis.

Priscilla Presley

Absolutely. I - you know, he was so that much a part of my life that, you know, Elvis, you know, once - once you bonded with him, I mean, there was no - there was no going back. He was just a great guy.

Priscilla Presley

Author Bio

  • NamePriscilla Presley
  • Descriptionactress and businesswoman from the United States
  • AliasesPriscilla Beaulieu
  • BornMay 24, 1945
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Model; Writer; Entrepreneur