I wanted to cut down on the profanity, because I think I'm funnier without sayin' a lot of cuss words.

I think my life is a movie and your life reflects your work.

So I kept it to myself. Then some of my classmates started to come down to the comedy club, taking a girl out, and they started finding out I was a stand-up comedian.

What!? You tell people that, I won't get no more black movies?

It takes intelligence to make real comedy, and it takes a reality base to create all that little stuff I like to do that makes you giggle inside.

I want to do movies that mean something, that make people laugh and cry great movies, period-piece movies and work with the best people out there, who bring the best out of me.

I couldn't imagine not having clean water.