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.

The truth is if I had a gay son, I would love him just as much as if he was straight… I might have to try to love even more because I know of the difficulty that he would have in society.

My father was funnier than me. My father was Richard Pryor-funny. I'm just a better businessman.

Too many people focus on the thing, instead of the heavenly glory of it. I don't want to give away what to expect.

I had a great time working on 'Saturday Night Live.' It was one of the important times in my life.

A stand-up's job is to hold the mirror up to society and to look at what we're afraid of. That's why we had shows like 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons.' We made fun of ourselves then.

I don't like doing stand-up for little kids. It's not geared for that.