I wanted to cut down on the profanity, because I think I'm funnier without sayin' a lot of cuss words.

Making people laugh is giving, and it's healing, too, when people can go up to the movies and forget about their problems. It's a good thing. That's why I want to work.

You loan your friend money. You see them again, they don't say nothin' 'bout the money. 'Hi, how ya doin'? How's ya mama doing?' Man, how's my money doin'?

Just believe in yourself and work really hard. And when doors open, take advantage of every opportunity you can.

When you're first starting out, you want to keep making good movies. When you're young and you're black, you do a bad movie and you're through.

I will always do stand-up, even if my acting career takes off. Stand-up is my life.

I want to keep working, I want to keep doing my humanitarian stuff around the world, shining light on different places that have problems. Keep making movies, make people laugh.

I am Jewish. My real name is Chris Tuckenberg. A lot of people don't know about that.

One thing about me, when I make a decision about something, I realize when you make choices in life, that dictates your life.

It takes intelligence to make real comedy, and it takes a reality base to create all that little stuff I like to do that makes you giggle inside.

My mom raised me to never have anything control me.

people do not emphasize with victims and give them limitless sympathy, but can very quickly switch to aggression and rejection

Keep you secret, then, my darling. Everybody needs them. Secrets make you tough, and wily.

Her past is behind her, her future is of little concern. She moves towards the grave, at her own speed.

The sonatas of Mozart are unique they are too easy for children and too difficult for artists.

Nations die first in the big cities.

I spent an important part of my life participating in conflicts. But for me, conflict was not the main principle.

she was beautiful and seemingly quite intelligent, what with her pentameter search system. There wasn't a reason in the world not to find her appealing.

I went further and further back through the centuries to get a sense of perspective but now at least I understand why Irish history evokes such strong passions and emotions.

Those readiest to criticise are often least able to appreciate.

Wrestlers in the U.S.A. are very aggressive. All they want to do is attack, but they'll make mistakes.