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" For my first gig, I got $75. I could make money being funny, so I pursued it as a career and have turned it into a lucrative business. "

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" It's very important to be in your child's life and know what's going on and be there with them. "

" So I think all comedians are earning their wings into heaven. We're all going to heaven, but everybody's not going to get their wings. Some people are just going to be regular angels. Doing cleanup, janitor work. In heaven, I'm going to sit on the couch with Oprah. "

" Listen, Bruce Lee fought out of anger. That's why they call it the 'Fists of Fury.' Michael Jackson danced with fury. I do stand up out of fury. I'm not mad at anybody. I'm not mad at any human being because I'm a human being. "

" Anybody who's lived in the ghetto knows that you don't move during the daytime. Here's why: You don't want anyone to know you're leaving, and you don't want anyone knowing where you're going. "

" Comedy should be easy, not laboured. "

" Martin Lawrence is one of my comedic heroes, and he's a genius. "

" My father was the role model I looked up to. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me to do better than he did. He never sold a record in his life, but to me, he was still a rock star. "

" I've still got family members living below the poverty line in New York. "

" I'm glad I dropped out of high school, man. I wouldn't be where I'm at. I would have had a net. I'm glad I didn't have anything to fall back on, man, because that made me go for my dreams that much harder. "

" There aren't a lot of guys out there keeping it real. Everybody's been branded. Everybody's been bought and sold. "

" I've been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me. "

" We need to learn to laugh at ourselves because when you don't laugh, you cry. And I don't feel like crying. "

" My fans would love to see Brian Fellow come back. I love my fans. And they like my edge. "

" I've gone through my trials and tribulations, and sure, it's gotten bumpy and all that, but I'm here. OK? "

" I believe gay, straight, anybody, everybody's supposed to be happy in this world, man. "

" Everybody's out to get something from somebody. 'Gold diggers' doesn't just mean money, it can mean time, it can mean feelings. It can mean anything when you're taking and not giving. When people don't know how to reciprocate. "

" There's nothing wrong with looking at a woman's kneecaps. "

" I don't control the line of 'funny,' 'funny,' 'funny,' 'not funny.' "

" You get somebody to crack a smile, that's a beautiful thing. "

" Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That's where anything goes. "

" The most romantic thing I ever did to my woman? I painted her toenails! "

" I do stand up sometimes out of anger. Sometimes the greatest stuff comes from a dark place. "

" When a child is born, it's born with a heart of gold, but the way of this world can turn that heart cold. I'm still a good person, and I thank God for that - He's working with me on it. "

" I was never a big comic book fan. I was always more into the baseball cards. "

" I do comedy for real people. "

" We have freedom of speech, but you got to watch what you say. "

Freedom Of Speech

" I love working with Alec Baldwin. He's one of the five greatest actors ever to live. "

" I have a pretty diverse audience, and that makes me happy - laughter is universal, and I don't differentiate between people at all. Why should I? People are people. There's no reason why one person can't relate to any other person on this planet in some way or another. "

" I've played outrageous characters my whole career. "