No wonder circus animals do what they do: They tortured them. And you know the only ones they can't control? It's the chimpanzees. You can't control them. That's why you never see a gorilla in a movie, because the gorilla may decide there'll be no filming.

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

If you're happy with what you're doing, then you don't get bored.

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

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.

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

There's no such thing as reverse racism.