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" I work three months really hard, nonstop, and then I take a month off. Then I do it all over again. I work hard but I give myself four breaks a year. "

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" It takes a week to do a sitcom in Hollywood. I do a show a day in my studio, three or four shows a week. "

" I remember being a kid and praying in the hell of my house to have somebody love me and somebody that I could love. "

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" After Obama became president, I realized that black people could not have put him in the White House - it had to be a collective effort of everybody in the country. "

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" Seven years after my mother's passing, I still reach for the phone for a split second to call her. We spoke every day. "

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" There's a huge demand for my entertainment, and I can't meet the need. So I decided to try a TV show to reach as many of my fans as possible. "