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

When I started in the clubs, I had to work places where didn't nobody else want to work. I had to do clubs where street gangs were, had to do motorcycle gangs, gay balls and things of that nature.

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 always been a reserved cat. When I play sports, there's people used to get mad at me because I didn't hang out and things like that. I've never been that kind of person. Nothing has changed in that regard. I've never been posse, and all that. I'm a quiet storm.

My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.

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.

I'm funny. I'm a comedian. I'm not a clown.