The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people applaud and stand up - because that's all you.

To sustain longevity, you have to evolve.

I never wanted to limit myself to just impressions. I wanted to branch out and develop other parts of my game.

How do you ask a woman to gargle your nuts?

Because it's uncensored cable, I think we'll be able to do the kind of sketch comedy that really hasn't been seen before. We can actually finish jokes.

My momma used to kick in the door like SWAT!

The average comedian is kind of an observer looking at everyday things that everyone could relate to and then trying to find the exaggeration in those things.

There's got to be structure and great comedy. When you start with that, everything else falls into place.

Ladies Commit, There's A Wedding In It For You.

Eddie Murphy was the Michael Jordan of comedy. He had a full range of abilities.

I'm from the streets of New York. I know what tough talk sounds like.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Is apathy not the nature of God?

If the challenge to fight was there, I always took it.

I have no idea how people function without near-constant internal chaos. I'd lose my mind.

I am apt to suspect the Negroes to be naturally inferior to the Whites. There scarcely ever was a civilization of their complexion, nor even any individual, eminent either in action or speculation.

I was a dork. I'm still kind of goofy and clumsy and not always the most graceful person.

...but somehow the madness around me and the turmoil I carried within myself acted as counterweights, and I survived in the centre.

The time is always right to do right

A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.

Those we dislike can do nothing to please us.