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 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 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.