Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors.

You have to meet all of the challenges, big and small. Because how you start is how you finish.

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.

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.

When I hit my 20s, I struggled to make it. I got married at 19, and my daughter, Je'Niece, was born a year later. I worked blue collar jobs during the day and comedy clubs at night, and I was earning about $25 a year doing stand-up.

Fear is not one of my attributes.

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