My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of The Color Purple. It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.

I can make people laugh at the drop of a dime. God's given me that ability.

People walked out on Richard Pryor and he's the funniest man alive.

I'm not really much into politics, because it's rarely discussed in my line of work, but I know that Barack Obama is trying his best, and that at some point down the road, he's going to get it right.

I'm not a hateful person and don't condone any kind of violence against others.

If I don't offend somebody, then I'm probably not funny.

Stand-up is really personal. It's not like somebody else is writing the script and you have to do what they write.