![Every time I was with Sammy [Davis Jr.] it was like going to the show business museum because the stories were so extraordinary, and I didn't care if they were true or not after a while. ... I don't know if he really got high with Humphrey Bogart or not. It didn't matter because he was painting these fantastic pictures.](/assets/img/quote-photos/every-time-i-was-with-sammy-davis-jr-it-was-like-going-to-the-show-business-mu.jpg)
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