The kind of poetry I write, lyric poetry, I think is really concerned with intimacy, with mystery. That needn’t be religious mystery, there are mysteries to do with everyday life.
Before I look stupid and not know what a word means or how to pronounce it, I’ll stop the whole production, “Hey, real quick, guys. Define this word for me. Somebody.”
The only time you should look back in life, is to see how far you have come.
I think if someone gets kicked in the face it is their fault – they watched the foot come towards their face.
My son is becoming me – just a silly, silly prankster guy.
Everybody wants to be famous, but nobody wants to put the work in!!
Comedy’s about opening up and being unique, but to a point where the audience can relate to what you’re saying.
When I was married, I definitely went through a lying period.
When people get married young, you don’t really understand the true definition of marriage.
Because of what I do, it has to be an open book, but right now this is a book that is being written.
If you look at me close enough, there’s a small resemblance to a chicken nugget. I don’t know if it’s my skin texture or my hair, but the resemblance is definitely there.
I know a dramatic role is going to happen, but you just got to be patient, you know? It’s going to happen when it’s supposed to happen. I’m not rushing it. I’m not trying to make it happen tomorrow.
I don’t take pictures when I’m with my kids, for the sake of my kids. It’s important when you’re as busy as I am that you give your kids your time when you’re with them, and nothing compromises that. I’ve been lucky enough to have fans that understand that.
I got a chance to work with Stallone and De Niro – pretty much sums it up for me. You can tell where you’re going in your career by the company you keep.
I got a dog with a Napoleon complex. I have a Napoleon complex. We’re small. Anything big that we feel is threatening us, we want to fight. We’re not a pushover.
I can honestly say, after talking about my mom passing away, I got the biggest weight off of my chest. Comedy is my therapy. That’s how I deal with my problems, my personal battles. I talk about it. I give it to my fans. When they laugh at it, it’s a release, for lack of a better word.
I had one incident where my daughter said that a girl asked if she was a brown person. I said, ‘We’re black. You have black people, white people, Chinese people, Hispanic people; we’re all brought up differently.’
Comedy Central was a great network, but ‘Chappelle’s Show’ took it to a completely different level. Other shows got bigger because so many viewers were watching the ‘Chappelle’ reruns. For BET, the ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ has that same potential.
You do projects with the hope they will be big and hope they will go beyond what you imagine.
Here’s the thing. We do a movie with a predominantly black cast, and it’s put in a category of being a black film. When other movies are done with a predominantly white cast, we don’t call them a white film. I’m trying to remove the stigma off things they call black films.