“The Jazz Singer” quotes

“A jazz singer...singing to his God!”

May McAvoy - Mary Dale

“Do what is in your heart, Jakie. If you sing and God is not in your voice, your father will know.”
Eugenie Besserer - Sara Rabinowitz

“I'll walk a million miles for one of your smiles.”

Al Jolson - Jakie Rabinowitz

My son came to me in my dreams, he sang "Kol Nidre" so beautifully. If he would only sing like that tonight, surely he would be forgiven.

Warner Oland - The Cantor

“My son was to stand at my side and sing tonight – but now I have no son.”

Warner Oland - The Cantor

“We in the show business have our religion too - on every day, the show must go on!”
Al Jolson - Jakie Rabinowitz

“Here he belongs. If God wanted him in His house, He would have kept him there. He's not my boy anymore, he belongs to the whole world now.”

Eugenie Besserer - Sara Rabinowitz

“I came home with a heart full of love, but you don't want to understand. Some day you'll understand, the same as Mama does.”
Al Jolson - Jakie Rabinowitz

“There are lots of jazz singers, but you have a tear in your voice.”

May McAvoy - Mary Dale