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

I'm not afraid to move away from funny. I'm not afraid of that.

Young stand-ups, we ought to do comedy in George Carlin's spirit, in Richard Pryor's spirit, in Jackie Gleason's spirit, in Lucille Ball's spirit, because they did it with the spirit.

I love this cornbread so much, I wanna take it behind a middle school and get it pregnant.

Don't follow in my footsteps. Be original, and create your own path. Be a trailblazer! Do you! Be better than me. Do you! Be happy and have joy in your life.

Everything I talk about in stand-up is my experiences as an American, as a father, as a husband, as a black man, as a human being.

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.