Since when did I become the spokesperson for nappy-headed hos?

It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are.

I felt like I was being attacked, personally attacked - our community was attacked. Now, I gotta get in their face. I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman. And I'm proud to be gay.

You can't make a woman happy. That's like trying to cure a fatal disease. The goal is to treat the symptoms so you can comfortably live with the illness.

I don’t understand why people really get upset about something that doesn’t affect them at all.

The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'

Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going.