I love Obama because he is proof all black people don't look alike. Nobody every told me, 'Good morning, Mr. President.' We don't all look alike.

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

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.

When you know who you are, you know who you are. That's the real dangerous thing in Hollywood, because they all want to create you and mold you.

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

America does not like losers. Look how we treated those soldiers who came back from Vietnam. Because they lost. America likes winners.

A new broom can sweep the floor, but an old broom knows where the dirt is.