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" I took my daughter to the father-daughter dance, and I cried like a little baby. "

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" I know a dramatic role is going to happen, but you just got to be patient, you know? It's going to happen when it's supposed to happen. I'm not rushing it. I'm not trying to make it happen tomorrow. "

" I try to be funny and not ignorant. "

" I don't know about other people, but I love to work. "

" At the end of the day, your fans are the people who support you in and out. And their opinions matter. "

" People like to hear the word 'love.' "

" An unemployed court jester is nobody's fool. "

" When you're coming up with new material, it's not always gonna be good. The only way to learn is for it not to get a laugh, so you can adjust it and come back the next day to see if it's working right. Next time, you might get a different laugh. You're constantly rebuilding. "

" Men and women do think differently, and frankly, we don't understand each other. Not at all! But that's what makes relationships so amazing. "

" It's very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should be. "

" You see some of the weirdest people in Detroit casinos. "

" The two things in the world we all share in this world are laughter and pain. We've all got problems. The levels of those problems vary, but we've all got problems. When you can take things that are painful and make them funny, that's a gift - to you and your audience. "

" I've turned down shows offering large amounts of money. "

" Men are like lions. We hunt. "

" I'm a Buffalo wing magnet, a sandwich fanatic, a cheesesteak guy. But I'll only get a cheesesteak in Philadelphia. No one else does it right. "

" Everybody wants to be famous, but nobody wants to do the work. I live by that. You grind hard so you can play hard. At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it'll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually, your hard work will pay off. "

" I can get where some scientists would say comedians are crazy. What you have to understand: A lot of comedians are dealing with a dark passion. A lot of these are guys coming from a tumultuous life, including myself. Some people need outlets, a way to express yourself. "

" I don't think comedy will ever die. "

" Success isn't supposed to happen, no matter how hard you work. There's no guarantee you're going to succeed. There's nothing set in stone. "

" A reputation as a hard worker is a good reputation to have. "

Good Reputation

" The beauty of me being on stage is I have a voice. "

" I'm good friends with Jay Leno, good friends with Ed O'Neill, Melanie Fiona and Russell Simmons. "

" If you look at me close enough, there's a small resemblance to a chicken nugget. I don't know if it's my skin texture or my hair, but the resemblance is definitely there. "

" You don't want to pigeonhole yourself. "

" I'm sure everyone knows now that only a few have performed in Madison Square Garden. That list is so small. Now I'm on that list. I'm a part of a very small group, which is unbelievable. You relish in that moment for a second. "

" Comedy's about opening up and being unique, but to a point where the audience can relate to what you're saying. "

" Some sarcasm is best told simply. "

" When you have box-office results, Hollywood treats you different. Hollywood stands up. Once you get to the point where Hollywood sees that you create results, then the demand for you becomes higher. "

" Here's the thing. We do a movie with a predominantly black cast, and it's put in a category of being a black film. When other movies are done with a predominantly white cast, we don't call them a white film. I'm trying to remove the stigma off things they call black films. "

" Whatever is on the page is what I'm married to. I'm very prepared. I'm a thespian. I don't like to improv. I don't like to go off course 'cause I think that's where stuff happens. When you stick to the material 'cause it's written so well, that's where the magic happens. "

" The same thing I did in 2013 is what I'm trying to do in 2014, which is continue to improve, continue to shock people. You know, I have several projects coming up between 2014 and 2015, and hopefully by 2015, I'll have another hour of stand-up material where I'll be able to go on the road and tour again. "