I became the storyteller of South Side Chicago. I used an old Kiwi liquid shoe polish as a microphone. I'd go around the house interviewing everybody, telling stupid jokes, doing voices. I mimicked Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., people on 'Laugh-In,' Flip Wilson.

Black audiences are hard. They always think they're better than you. So you got to come with a little extra to satisfy them.

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

Whatever success I've had, I always like to top 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.

I love my daughter, but there's a certain feeling, a certain emotion when you got a granddaughter, you know?