I wasn't always black... there was this freckle, and it got bigger and bigger.

When I say, 'I don't care what white people think,' I mean that.

Well, I really don't know what the secret of success is but I can tell you that the secret of failure is to try to please everyone.

Some authority on parenting once said, "Hold them very close and then let them go." This is the hardest truth for a father to learn: that his children are continuously growing up and moving away from him (until, of course, they move back in).

There are certain times of the day when you need a balance - that is, your protein and your carbs. I'm a Barry Sears man. I believe that anything green is a carb, and I need 2:1. Two of the carbs to one of the protein.

You people are not prepared. You are well educated and you look cute, but that's not going to cut it.

I feel that in-person contact with people is the most important thing in comedy. While I'm up on stage, I can actually put myself into the audience and adjust my pace and tuning to them. I can get into their heads through their ears and through their eyes. Only through this total communication can I really achieve what I'm trying to do.