Hollywood's just not funny.

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

Comedy is a group activity, a verbal orgy.

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.

If you're black, you got to look at America a little bit different. You got to look at America like the uncle who paid for you to go to college, but who molested you.

I've remade a few movies and they all have one thing in common: great endings. If you're going to remake something, make sure that ending is tight. It's a little less challenging, if you have a great ending. If you don't have a great ending, don't remake the movie.

You can't fake comedy - it's not like a movie, where a director can just cast a pretty face.