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.

Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something.

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

I have so much respect for what's funny.

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

I was good at keeping my mother from crying.

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.