You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because it offends them. Tyrants are made of such stuff.

In March I had a minor heart attack while I was vacationing in Australia. it scared me, but it was nothing compared to what someone had in store for me down the road.

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think.

I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.

When I was in Africa, this voice came to me and said, "Richard, what do you see?" I said, "I see all types of people." The voice said, "But do you see any niggers?" I said, "No." It said, "Do you know why? 'Cause there aren't any."

Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy life at times, and I've had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest.

The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together to make the films they want to see, or stay in church and leave us to our work.