Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny.

Listen, we've got one little ol' black president, and white folks are upset, but they've had 43.

I like when people are trapped in the joke, when there's no escape. I like to lead people down the wrong path and then trap them.

When I was 16 or 17, I saw Lenny Bruce being taken to jail. They took him off stage because he talked about race.

People ask me, when was my best time? I always say, 'Today.'

I think about never losing my voice, never giving in, never selling out, always keeping black, always sticking to the street. Staying neighborhood and not Hollywood.

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