Stand-up is what I am; stand-up is what made me.
I don’t need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don’t need any of that.
I came up in the community center. I used to be physical director of the South Central Community Center in Chicago on 83rd. It’s still there. It used to be around there when I was a kid.
It’s a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.
I get facials. I get a manicure and pedicure every week. I get my hair cut, and I oil myself down from head to toe. I got that from my brother. I was so impressed with how high maintenance he was. When he left the room, you could still smell him for an hour.
I came from a place where there wasn’t a lot of joy.
I love my daughter, but there’s a certain feeling, a certain emotion when you got a granddaughter, you know?
I don’t ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
I was a street performer for two years.
I want to have fun. Life ain’t no dress rehearsal. I want to have fun. I’m a comedian; I ain’t no politician. So everything I do is with humor, with love.
My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.
I love who I am. I love what I’ve become.
My humor had changed from foolishness to making sense.
I’m an entertainer and I really enjoy entertaining. I think if you’re going to really be what you say you are, you have to really live it, work it, practice it, and think it.
I wasn’t disciplined at all. As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive that I have in comedy, and acting, and writing, that’s why I knew it just wasn’t right for me.
It took me a long time to get to where I’m at, in my career and as a man. I was going through my trials and tribulations in life, and it gave me the strength to tackle things that have come my way.
I’m very much disciplined because I’m more mature. When I was young I just wanted to live, I could jump, I could run, I was quick and I was relentless.
I’m not a star, I hate that word, and I’m an entertainer. Stars fall, you know, I’m an entertainer. I want to be known as an entertainer.
When you see people in terms of race or religion, that’s when the trouble starts. I don’t understand why people work so hard at pointing out our differences; we should be celebrating the things we have in common.
Jealousy and envy are just like anger,” she said. “The most hurt you’re doing is to yourself.
I don’t need a church. I carry my church with me at all times, inside my own self.