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" Every black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak 'job interview.' "

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" I want to tell my jokes. I want to have time with my children. I want to entertain people. And at one point, I'll walk away from show business. But I don't want to walk away empty-handed. "

" Comedy is a very approval-oriented field. "

" Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me. "

" There's a lot of people who don't want anything from me but to laugh and have a good time. You see them at the show and they like - they dress up to come see your show and stuff. And they pack these auditoriums and it's a lot of fun, man. It's like, this is how I started, and it's still fun for me. "

" Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested in being funny, New York is the place to go. "

" You got to be careful of the company you keep. "

" I don't care if I ever work in TV again. "

" You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous. "

" I love Ohio. "

" There's something about doing stand-up that's cathartic. "

" Whether it means having a show, or a movie, or just being on a stage, I need an avenue to say what I have to say. "

" The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching. "

" One of the things that happens when people make the leap from a certain amount of money to tens of millions of dollars is that the people around you dramatically change. "

" I've been a comedian since I was fourteen. But I've never really been a CEO. "

" I love my jokes. "

" I got a lot of positive people around me. "

" My father told me 'Name your price in the beginning. If it ever gets more expensive than the price you name, get out of there.' "

" If you don't have the right people around you and you're moving at a million miles an hour you can lose yourself. "

" I just always loved stand-up. It's like magic. You say something, and a whole room full of people laughs together. Say something else, they laugh again. The fact that people come to see that and participate in that... I don't know, it's just like magic. "

" I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it. "

" I care about the work I do. But I'm not going to say that money's not an issue. "

" The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive. "

" I don't want the money. I don't want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again. "

" Everyone around me says, You're a genius! You're great! That's your voice! But I'm not sure if they're right. "

" You can't get unfamous. You can get infamous but you can't get unfamous. "

" If I put forth a legitimate effort, then I feel like, if that doesn't work out, that's all I can do. "

" The higher up I went, the less happy I was. "

" My wife asked me once if I weren't a comedian what I would do. I couldn't answer the question. I never imagined doing anything else. "