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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 see myself as angry, although other people see that. I just see myself as a short, dumpy guy with bad feet, and I'm passionate.

If I make fun of somebody at my show, believe me, it's something we can all laugh at.

Michael's the ultimate entertainer. After Michael Jackson, it's Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Lee.

People are just way too sensitive. You couldn't have a show like 'Archie Bunker' on TV. People would go crazy; they would lose their minds.

I do comedy for real people.

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.

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

Tracy Morgan is subdued. I'm cool. I'm chilled out.

Because Eddie [Murphy] came from where I come from, the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. People in the projects used to call me Fat Murphy.

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.

The most romantic thing I ever did to my woman? I painted her toenails!

Martin Lawrence is one of my comedic heroes, and he's a genius.

My father was funnier than me. My father was Richard Pryor-funny. I'm just a better businessman.

I've got friends who want money but don't want to do anything to earn it.

Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That's where anything goes.

Stand-up don't get no respect - it's the hardest thing to do in show business. You don't have no band and there's no music.

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

Growing up in the ghetto is pretty hard. It's poverty; it's frustration.

Bad news travels at the speed of light; good news travels like molasses.

When you look at the artists who have come up through 'Billboard' over the years, it's incredible.

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.

I've been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me.

Stand-up is my foundation. That's where it started at. And I love it because it's personal. It's mine. It's all me. It's my experience in life.

They say that every Jewish person is supposed to love one black person in his life. I'm glad Lorne Michaels chose me.

I've played outrageous characters my whole career.

It's like going to the zoo when you come to my house. I have snakes, three sharks, moray eels, piranhas, five scorpions and a bird spider.

When I'm in the mood to listen to music, I do like to go to the SkyBar [ L.A.].

What I have learned over the years is to try to stay in the moment. I want to feel it all because I've realized nothing lasts.

I don't have anything against Jimmy Fallon. I love Jimmy Fallon. He's my dude.

I've gone through my trials and tribulations, and sure, it's gotten bumpy and all that, but I'm here. OK?

I guess I'm entertaining; I guess I'm interesting. I guess the things that I say sell papers. I guess they sell magazines. I don't know.

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

You have to be highly intelligent to get away with a dumb joke. That takes a pretty smart fella.

I don't believe in storks. I know they don't deliver babies; they deliver pickles.

There aren't a lot of guys out there keeping it real. Everybody's been branded. Everybody's been bought and sold.

I'm old, and so busy with work, that I like to just stay home and get my sleep now. I try not to burn both ends of the candle.

Where I came from, people couldn't afford to go to the theatre.

If you can survive 'Saturday Night Live,' then you're good as far as show business is concerned.

I want to let my fans know I love them and I'm coming your way and I'm bringing truckloads of funny.

'Saturday Night Live' was the joy of my life.

I'm not a hateful person and don't condone any kind of violence against others,

I believe gay, straight, anybody, everybody's supposed to be happy in this world, man.

I mellowed out; my daughter mellowed me out, and I don't get mad at anyone.

I got five kids - I claim three for income tax purposes.

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

If I had to describe my sense of humor, I would say it's contemporary wit, you know what I'm saying?

Live every week like it's shark week.

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

No matter what, if my son was gay, I'd treat him like a king.

I've still got family members living below the poverty line in New York.

I can't watch American Idol ... it's like karaoke without the booze.

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

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

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.

I have the person at home, the person who has his privacy, too. Michael Jackson didn't do the moonwalk in his kitchen.

I would love to try action films.

All you single fathers got to man up.

'Saturday Night Live' was like a university for funny.

To me, politics is a pile of tricks.

I think people would want to see Tracy Morgan host 'Saturday Night Live.'

Comedy should be easy, not laboured.

I do my best creating on stage.

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

Let's focus on the funny ... That's what I'm focused on ... This is the gift God gave me. That's what I want to touch in people.

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

If you can get your life down to one minute at a time, you don't miss anything. You have total abundance of information and material.

The version of me you see on TV now and in my feature films is a pretty happy guy, isn't he?

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.

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.

I'm not perfect, but I strive for it.

Comedians are the monkeys of acting. When you go to the zoo, everybody loves the monkey exhibit.

Parents should support and love their kids no matter what.

When you see me on the street, act like you know me.

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

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.

Ladies are honest. They're my motivation. They know what's funny, and the dudes just follow.

I love working with Alec Baldwin. He's one of the five greatest actors ever to live.

Eddie [Murphy] is an icon. He's one of the reason why I started doing comedy in the beginning. He opened a lot of doors for black people.

The only thing that stays the same in life is change.

If we all had a little bit of Michael Jackson in us, I think it would make the world a better place.

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

Every person has contributed to me as a human, but a lot of the characters I do are ones I created.

I have a heart. I want people to see me with their heart and not their eyes.

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

I'm art. You're art. We are God's greatest works, simple as that.

I don't do drama. I'm a comedian.

Rock bottom for some people is death. Some people never learn from their mistakes. They don't learn from other people's mistakes.

Most creative thing I've ever done? Got somebody pregnant.

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

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

I think it's good that I get scared because, if you never get scared, you don't have any need for guts.

'Saturday Night Live' is live television. Nothing can compare to that.

I think the word 'pregnant' is funny.

White women love me 'cause of my edge. And I love white women.

You get somebody to crack a smile, that's a beautiful thing.

I live life and I don't take it for granted.

I'm very giving. Even if it's for nonsense, I'll give it to you.

I love this cornbread so much, I wanna take it behind a middle school and get it pregnant.

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