Every comedian has a moment in his life when he realizes he's a little bit different from everyone else. It's like being the only guy in a movie who sees the ghost. The ghost talks to you and you talk to him. Then you turn to your friend and say, "Hey. Do you see that ghost? And he says, What ghost?"
Chris RockKids raised on a culture of โWeโre not going to keep score in the game because we donโt want anybody to lose.โ Or just ignoring race to a fault. You canโt say โthe black kid over there.โ No, itโs โthe guy with the red shoes.โ You canโt even be offensive on your way to being inoffensive.
Chris RockFor me, anything goes when I pick up a mike. I'm not trying to hurt people - I try not to get too personal - but I look at myself as a reporter. If you can report on anything that has to do with pop culture, then why can't I make jokes about it? Yes, it hurts. But I figure that laughter sometimes starts from pain. You might wince, but then I know that I'm doing my job. The only thing I can do wrong is not be funny.
Chris RockIf you want to prevent abortions, you make sure everyone has health care, a high school education and birth control. Not the exact opposite.
Chris RockI hate when people go on TV and tell you how hard it is to do animation. No, no, no. UPS is hard work. Iโve done some animation and here's how easy it is. The easiest job in the world. I go in a booth and I go, whatโs the line? And the guy goes, itโs time to go to the store. And then I go, itโs time to go to the store. And then they gave me $1 million.
Chris Rock