When I want to work on my material, I go to Benihana or the barbershop.
Most people don’t know what’s happening around them because they’re just speeding through life. And before they know it, they’re just old. So I just try to slow it down.
No one set that I ever do is the same. I mean, if I go to a comedy club, and I perform three sets, all three sets are different because anything can happen in between sets.
When you see me on the street, act like you know me.
That’s a gift God’s given us: the ability to work together in collaborations.
My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of ‘The Color Purple.’ It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.
Being funny wasn’t a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations; a way to survive another day.
It’s very important to be in your child’s life and know what’s going on and be there with them.
I know who I am. When I look in the mirror, I see me.
In New York, we get down. In L.A., everybody’s pretty much standing around like they’re at a keg stand. You got to get the party started, so I just take my shirt off.
You will be surprised but I do a lot of studying and I watch National Geographic.
When Richard Pryor did comedy, it was like he was having a conversation.
And when I was angry, when I was younger, I was in a cocoon. Now I’m a beautiful, black butterfly.
As a child, I was able to know that I wanted a better life.
My father was funnier than me. My father was Richard Pryor-funny. I’m just a better businessman.
Rock bottom for some people is death. Some people never learn from their mistakes. They don’t learn from other people’s mistakes.
To me, politics is a pile of tricks.
I don’t see myself as angry, although other people see that. I just see myself as a short, dumpy guy with bad feet, and I’m passionate.
I have my Lucky Charms in the morning, and I feel magical.
You have to give a wound time to heal and think of other people’s feelings.
I love my mother. My mother made sure, her stubbornness – she made sure we was going to eat. She made sure we had Christmases. That was my mother. My father wasn’t there for that.
Parents should support and love their kids no matter what.
If I get some Bruce Lee nun-chucks that he actually used in a movie, those are going in the case. Those will never be used. Those will never be touched.
Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That’s where anything goes.
I’ve been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me.
I’m a black man in America, so I’m going to be misunderstood.
They say that every Jewish person is supposed to love one black person in his life. I’m glad Lorne Michaels chose me.
I’m a big, big movie fan. I watch ‘The Ten Commandments’ and the original ‘Planet of the Apes’ every night.
The further you go, what, I’m gonna wait til I’m 80? Naw, I’m tellin’ my story now. I was just moved. I was moved to tell my story. You know? People write books all the time.
Yeah, race exists. Racism is still here, and it’s doing well. Turn on the news. I don’t think me and my comedy can really change that.
What am I afraid of? The IRS. That’s it. I don’t want those people knockin’ on my door, man.
Black people dance well because we start early – there’s music being played everywhere. White people? They don’t start dancing until they get to college, and by then, it’s too late; the bottom don’t move with the top no matter how hard they try.
There’s nothing wrong with looking at a woman’s kneecaps.
I love working with Alec Baldwin. He’s one of the five greatest actors ever to live.
My voice is very distinct. People hear Tracy Morgan’s voice, and they know Tracy Morgan right off the bat because I’ve been in their homes for so many years.
I’m around my kids every day. I’m regular. We’re a regular family. My wife cooks, she washes clothes, I read books, I pump my own gas, I get my own hair cut.
I’ve played outrageous characters my whole career.
You get somebody to crack a smile, that’s a beautiful thing.
Having boys is different. Boys, you put sneakers on, and they’re out, they’re ready. Girls, you gotta pay a little bit more attention to them.
I love animals, but I don’t want to talk to them. I’d rather be able to talk to other people on other continents and understand them.
I don’t believe in storks. I know they don’t deliver babies; they deliver pickles.
I got five kids – I claim three for income tax purposes.
It’s just, people recognize you for your work, you know? They love you for your work, and they judge you for your work. It’s awesome to have people quoting you. I love it.
If we all had a little bit of Michael Jackson in us, I think it would make the world a better place.
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