A lot of comics aren't their on-screen personas; Chris Rock isn't always ranting and raving. What I do is make myself this over-the-top character that people either find endearing or they think is a joke. Then I can do anything I want.

When I opened my mouth to sing as a kid, I kind of randomly had a really good singing voice. And so that put me on the actor track and the musicals track.

Award shows are fun, but completely arbitrary and absurd. And yet, I will watch every single one of them.

I've had a lot of arguments with people, but it's never really gotten physical.

Every actor-performer says this, and it sounds so irritating, but I'm not the most outgoing person.

I started out as a very traditional actor. The first thing I ever did in terms of performance was singing.

There have been man-on-the-street interviews for years, but insulting people is not that funny to me.