Stand-up don't get no respect - it's the hardest thing to do in show business. You don't have no band and there's no music.

I never wanted the ha-ha-ha laughter [at my shows]. I always aimed for the gut. I always aimed for the pretty girls in the front row, laughing and leaning over and pooting.

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

When I do stand-up... I get to do whatever I want to do. There's no boundaries. You'll get to know me. You'll leave with a piece of me.

I'm around my kids every day. I'm regular. We're a regular family. My wife cooks, she washes clothes, I read books, I pump my own gas, I get my own hair cut.

People walked out on Richard Pryor and he's the funniest man alive.

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.