I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic.

I see people as the nucleus of a great idea that hasn't come to be yet.

To be diagnosed was the hardest thing because I didn't know what they were talking about... And the doctor said, Don't worry, in three months you'll know. So I went about my business and then, one day, it jumped me. I couldn't get up... Your muscles trick you; they did me.

I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So I went to work, taking any jobs I could get.

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."

Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?

I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.