You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it.

The king of comedy is dead. Richard Pryor was the king of comedy. The rest of them are the king of copycats.

Hollywood doesn't even have respect for itself. Hollywood lies to itself.

I've never seen anyone more messed up over success than Richard Pryor. For him, it's a constant battle between success in the white world and keeping it real for his black self.

What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like.

If your hair is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they're not happy.

I have nothing to do with racism in America; it was here when I got here.