It's not even race; it's a certain type of person that gets 'Pootie Tang.

Keep it real by being straight forward. Don't pull no punches on people. It's better to tell somebody than just lollygag around, letting them think they're living their life the right way. Because some people don't know what the hell they're doing, they don't know if they're living the right way or making the right decisions. Some people don't know that.

I have big hands. I can't do the touch-screen thing. I'm a button guy. I want to press buttons.

I don't consider myself a stand-up comedian. I consider myself a performer; a comic as opposed to stand-up comedian. Stand-up comedians stand there and do their bits; I break every rule in creation. If there's a rule that can be broken in stand-up, I'll do it.

Some of the best dramatic actors have started in comedy.

Before I got into stand-up, I used to be a hip-hop dancer in a crew, and my name was J. Smoove, and my partner was J. Groove.

Sometimes you got to put somebody in their place, let them know that you mean business and you're a grown ass man.