I was in love with a lot of people, because I was a student of the game of comedy - Carol Burnett, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles, Red Foxx, Moms Mabley - who gets no credit, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, George Kirby. I loved them all, and I used to just take a page out of all of them.

America...Do not touch my TV, my DVD, my stereo, my dual-deck VCR. Do not touch my old school, my new school, my slow jams, my party jams, my happy rap, and you better not touch...My James Brown.

I know doing movies is where I need to be. That's where my audience wants to see me.

Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you've learned your lesson.

I've never been no superficial cat.

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 been in training for stardom.