I don't need to pat myself on the back until my arm breaks. I don't need any of that.

My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that - a stern enforcer.

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.

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.

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.

My comedy comes from pain. I can't stand to see someone hurting.

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