A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage.

Black movies don't have real names, they have names like Barbershop. That's not a name, that's just a location.

When you meet somebody for the first time, you're not meeting them. You're meeting their representative.

Unlike flying or astral projection, walking through walls is an earthbound pursuit.

The advantage that my children have is that my children are encountering the nicest white people that America has ever produced. Let’s hope America keeps producing nicer white people.

When you're making a real documentary, you shoot it and the movie happens. You don't make - this sounds corny - you don't make a documentary, a documentary makes you. It really does.

An entertainer's reputation as a live act is the most valuable thing he or she can have. If people know you give good shows, you'll never be broke for the rest of your life.