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 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.

Making people laugh is what I've been doing since I was like four or five years old. I still have a lust, I still have a passion. I don't care about how I look, I'm dedicated to the laughs.

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.

My daughter was a beautiful child.

Hugs aren't like pieces of pie. Plenty of hugs to go around.

I don't ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.