Things can be funny only when we are in fun. When we're 'dead earnest,' humor is the only thing that is dead.

When you're hot, you're hot; when you're not, you're not.

Violence is a tool of the ignorant.

My show is my statement. What I have to say is on the screen. My life is my own. I don't want to talk about my private self. Why should I?

The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.

I was number one in the ratings four times last year and twice this season. What could be more damn equal than that? If they get any more equal, I don't want it.

With all the trouble black people have, they try to forget on weekends. You've got to be good to make them laugh.