I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at work. When I worked General Motors and stuff like that, when I say something, I mean it.

It's a pleasure to work with someone who is just as strong as you are.

Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something.

You know you poor when you eatin' breakfast food late. You fryin' toast? At nine o'clock at night? With bacon? You're broke.

Why I was so intrigued with Red Skelton was because he was able to make you cry and laugh and the same time. That was power.

I've introduced myself with comedy, and once you've introduced yourself as something, that's where people keep you. That's where people like to hold you.

Why do people love Richard Pryor so much? 'Cause he had problems.