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" I'm a big, big movie fan. I watch 'The Ten Commandments' and the original 'Planet of the Apes' every night. "
Tracy Morgan
Planet
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" I have a nice following in Boston. The Boston crowd is very hip. "
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" I want to be an example of a guy who made something of himself out of nothing. A guy who overcame the odds of a tough childhood, who worked hard, who didn't let his surroundings get the best of him and lead him to jail or the graveyard. Where I ended up - being a comedian, a TV star, and a movie actor - might be unique, but my story is not. "
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" My father was funnier than me. My father was Richard Pryor-funny. I'm just a better businessman. "
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" If I gamble, I'll play roulette. My wife and I will play roulette, and that's about it. I'm not a heavy gambler. "
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" I've gone through my trials and tribulations, and sure, it's gotten bumpy and all that, but I'm here. OK? "
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" To me, politics is a pile of tricks. "
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" I was like any other inner-city kid with a chip on his shoulder because his daddy and his mommy wasn't together. "
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" I don't control the line of 'funny,' 'funny,' 'funny,' 'not funny.' "
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" I've been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me. "
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" If we all had a little bit of Michael Jackson in us, I think it would make the world a better place. "
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" I love working with Alec Baldwin. He's one of the five greatest actors ever to live. "
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" America doesn't like to hear about things like welfare. 'Don't talk about that. We don't like what it did to people!' Yeah, but it happened. "
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" Sometimes I think we're exposed to things we shouldn't be exposed to too early. I think that sets the tone to a person's whole life. Trauma. "
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" As a child, I was able to know that I wanted a better life. "
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" People live too much of their lives on email or the Internet or text messages these days. We're losing all of our communication skills. "
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" I'm art. You're art. We are God's greatest works, simple as that. "
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" A stand-up's job is to hold the mirror up to society and to look at what we're afraid of. That's why we had shows like 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons.' We made fun of ourselves then. "
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" When I want to work on my material, I go to Benihana or the barbershop. "
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" That's a gift God's given us: the ability to work together in collaborations. "
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" I've got friends who want money but don't want to do anything to earn it. "
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" If I don't offend somebody, then I'm probably not funny. "
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" Working with Bruce Willis makes my career authentic. I may not get an Oscar, but I worked with Bruce Willis. That matters more to me. "
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" I believe gay, straight, anybody, everybody's supposed to be happy in this world, man. "
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" Yeah, race exists. Racism is still here, and it's doing well. Turn on the news. I don't think me and my comedy can really change that. "
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" I don't get on the phone and prank people and things like that on the phone with people, no. "
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" My voice is very distinct. People hear Tracy Morgan's voice, and they know Tracy Morgan right off the bat because I've been in their homes for so many years. "
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" When you look at the artists who have come up through 'Billboard' over the years, it's incredible. "
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" The further you go, what, I'm gonna wait til I'm 80? Naw, I'm tellin' my story now. I was just moved. I was moved to tell my story. You know? People write books all the time. "
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