I have nothing to do with racism in America; it was here when I got here.

I've never seen anyone more messed up over success than Richard Pryor. For him, it's a constant battle between success in the white world and keeping it real for his black self.

The political arena is the funniest.They politicians are always pretending to change, but they never change. They're the best actors and actresses in the world. They've always been hilarious since the beginning of time.

When you know who you are, you know who you are. That's the real dangerous thing in Hollywood, because they all want to create you and mold you.

A goat's a goat. Whether you sauté or barbeque it, it's still a goat.

We have a lot of black Anglo-Saxons. Their skin is black, but their brain is white. When I get real mad at them, I call them graham crackers.

The king of comedy is dead. Richard Pryor was the king of comedy. The rest of them are the king of copycats.

What does America love more than one white male?

Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny.

A new broom can sweep the floor, but an old broom knows where the dirt is.

If you have money and you have fame, but you don't have any confidence in your blackness, then it's all for nothing.

I could drop dead tomorrow, the truth will be here. Truth is forever; when you read our history, truth is forever, and it always outs itself.

America has a rap sheet. You can't police the world and tell the world how to act when you're just as bad yourself.

I'm as American as apple pie.

People think you're crazy if you turn money down... people worship money.

If you're happy with what you're doing, then you don't get bored.

I love Obama because he is proof all black people don't look alike. Nobody every told me, 'Good morning, Mr. President.' We don't all look alike.

We have a lot of black Anglo-Saxons. Their skin is black, but their brain is white. When I get real mad at them, I call them 'graham crackers.'

People do many things for many reasons. Sometimes, what you do you have no control over, because it's predestined. It's gonna happen in spite of you. There's nothing you can do about it.

I do celebrate anything with freedom in it, you know.