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" I'm a black man in America, so I'm going to be misunderstood. "

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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. "

" And when I was angry, when I was younger, I was in a cocoon. Now I'm a beautiful, black butterfly. "

" I have a nice following in Boston. The Boston crowd is very hip. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I want to work on my material, I go to Benihana or the barbershop. "

" My sense of humor is a turkey, and I pull it out of the oven and baste it in reality. "

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

" If she's not spoken for, and you come at her correctly, like a man, she'll get with you. "

" When Richard Pryor did comedy, it was like he was having a conversation. "

" Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations; a way to survive another day. "

" Welcome to post-racial America. I'm the face of post-racial America. "

" I have my Lucky Charms in the morning, and I feel magical. "

" The paparazzi do what they do, man. They have a job, too. "

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

" I don't need no stool and mike stand. I don't need all of that to be funny. I've been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me. I spread love wherever I'm at. I'm like Marvin Gaye. "

" Some people believe everything they see on TV. People, it's called tel-lie-vision! "

" 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. "

" I think hip hop is dead. It's all pop now. If you call it hip hop, then you need to stop. Hip hop was a movement. Hip hop was a culture. Hip hop was a way of life. It's all commercial now. "

" I just want to be funny, I just want to do comedy. "

" My heart is committed to giving everyone the same rights that I deserve for myself. "

" The only person who knows what's in my wallet is my wife. "

" Who's coming with me? I don't know where I'm going, but who's coming with me? "

" I'm around my kids every day. I'm regular. We're a regular family. My wife cooks, she washes clothes, I read books, I pump my own gas, I get my own hair cut. "

" Having boys is different. Boys, you put sneakers on, and they're out, they're ready. Girls, you gotta pay a little bit more attention to them. "

" You will be surprised but I do a lot of studying and I watch National Geographic. "

" Even when I'm sitting up in this glass castle, I still got my street soldiers telling me what's happening. "

" Whenever I perform, people get me because I'm talking about things that people can identify with and relate to. I'm not just up there doing jokey, jokey, joke. "

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

" 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. "