I don't do drugs. Because my grandmother raised me. I think like an old, black, Southern woman. If I'd have done coke, I'd probably be cooking pancakes.

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

I'm passionate about what I do. I'd be naive to be passive.

Racism is a form of insanity. Human beings became racist when they started talking. Speech has a lot to do with it.

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

People think you're crazy if you turn money down... people worship money.

You can't pick when you're touched. You can't pick the time. It just is. It's the reality. What it is, is. I can't change the past. I can only deal with the present and the future.