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" 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. "

Tracy Morgan

Doing

Things

Talking

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Genius

" I remember when I was on 'Saturday Night Live' my first year, and I wasn't getting much. I was down; I was ready to quit. "

" I don't even read the newspaper; I don't read that crap. "

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" I know how bad bullying can hurt. I was bullied when I was a kid. "

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

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Tracy Morgan

Material

Work

" I come from where Mike Tyson came from. I come from right across the street from Jay-Z. I didn't have a pond in my backyard. I saw violence. "

" Of all the sicknesses, there is probably none more abusive than homophobia. "

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Than

None

" If I don't offend somebody, then I'm probably not funny. "

" People bring camera phones into comedy shows and clubs and concerts, and sound bites never come out right. "

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

" The sexiest part of a woman's body is the back of her kneecaps. "

" Life smacks Tracy Morgan in the face, and I don't mean to talk in third party, but no, it doesn't stop raining when I come outside, no, absolutely not. I'm very in touch. "

" 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. "

" You gotta understand, my great-grandfather was German and Irish. My grandmother was Indian, and my grandfather was African-American, so we all got a little something in us. "

Tracy Morgan

Understand

You

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

" I'm not getting any younger. You're not getting any younger, so yeah. You age. "

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

" It's just, people recognize you for your work, you know? They love you for your work, and they judge you for your work. It's awesome to have people quoting you. I love it. "

" I was like any other inner-city kid with a chip on his shoulder because his daddy and his mommy wasn't together. "

Tracy Morgan

Shoulder

Together

" I have friends who are black, white, purple, gay, straight, Martian, yellow, old, and young. I have friends who are animals and a few who I believe to be robots. All of them are people to me. In my mind, it's not about what you look like or what you do; it's about who you are inside. "

" Whatever I did on 'Saturday Night Live' is going to stay and remain on 'Saturday Night Live.' "

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

Tracy Morgan

Know

Coming

" I know who I am. When I look in the mirror, I see me. "

Tracy Morgan

Know

Mirror

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