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

It's just, people recognize you for your work, you know? They love you for your work, and they judge you for your work. It's awesome to have people quoting you. I love it.

I love being around people who love to do what I love to do, which is comedy.

I grew up in the projects in Brooklyn, and I consider myself lucky and blessed to be where I am - just working.

My father said: "If you want to catch your girl cheating, you knock on the front door and run to the back, because he's coming out the back."

Every person has contributed to me as a human, but a lot of the characters I do are ones I created.

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.