What I have learned over the years is to try to stay in the moment. I want to feel it all because I've realized nothing lasts.

George Carlin is an influence on a generation. He made me want to do comedy.

The actors are different, although I didn't set out to be different. My inspiration came from people like Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. The genre is what it is. My inspiration was drawn from great movies like 48 Hours, Bad Boys and Rush Hour.

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

Fame doesn't matter. Money doesn't matter. Those things are forever fleeting. I just want to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, so that when I'm long gone my great-great-grandchildren can walk up to it and say, "That's my ancestor." That will be my legacy.

If you can survive 'Saturday Night Live,' then you're good as far as show business is concerned.

I was like any other inner-city kid with a chip on his shoulder because his daddy and his mommy wasn't together.