Richard Pryor Quotes

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?

If you ask me about women's lib, I say I don't even know what that is.

I was given two weeks to walk again, so I hooked up with a trainer, and he... had me walking. I'll never forget that, it was grueling.

The way I see it, the earth is going to be here after we're dead and gone. Even if it's a polluted planet, and they messed it up. Where do they go from here - to another planet so they can mess that up too?

Now they're calling taking drugs an epidemic - that's cos white folks are doing it.

My grandmother used to discipline me, I mean, beat my ass, and I deserved them, too.

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

That's insanity. We must be good all the time.

He's just always positive. He's always smiling and he's always trying.

I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad I'm out and that I plan never to go back and to pay my taxes every day.

I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

A lie is profanity. A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth.

I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause when I heard the police car I knew they weren't coming after me!

You don't get to be old bein' no fool.

But for the use of physical punishment by, and fear of their oppressors, animals would never be a part of a circus.

I was a loner and never hung out with anyone. I never had any friends.

No, I'm not dying, and I sure... ain't dead.

I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

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."

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.

When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass up quick! I saw something, I went, Well, that's a pretty blue. You know what? That looks like... FIRE! Fire is inspirational. They should use it in the Olympics, because I ran the 100 in 4.3.

Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want half my ashes spread in the Pacific around the island, the rest on the property.

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

The MS really started going downhill in 1990.

Why get killed when you can run ... your ego will heal much faster than a broken jaw.

I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask for, is it It would be nice to have someone care about me, for who I am, not about my wallet.

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions of dollars, mansions, cars, nice clothes, beautiful women, and every other materialistic thing you can imagine. Now I struggle for peace.

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

There's nothing worse than being an aging young person.

The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit.

A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at home in my warm bed, playing Nintendo.

I don't want to go through life as a Wonder Wheel murderer!

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.

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.