I've got to show life as I see it.

I don't even deal with politics. I just don't believe in them. I think politics are politricks. My whole thing is power to the people. I don't put my faith in any one man. I keep my faith in God. That's where I keep my faith.

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

Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations; a way to survive another day.

Because Eddie [Murphy] came from where I come from, the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. People in the projects used to call me Fat Murphy.

Reality is the scary thing. Not my work, not comedy.

You can't hold me to the same standard as the president or a school teacher. I'm just a comedian. My job is like Archie Bunker.