It seems like there’s never enough famous white people among comic in Hollywood.
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People don’t know what it’s like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.
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The kid is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It’s dismissive. “I don’t understand this person. So they’re crazy.” That’s bullshit. These people are not crazy. They strong people. Maybe their environment is a little sick.
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The way the people around you position themselves around you to get in your pockets and in your mind is infuriating to me.
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I still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.
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I have all these weird fantasies. Going coast-to-coast on my motorcycle and having random barbecues all over America. No show, no nothing.
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Everyone around me says, You’re a genius! You’re great! That’s your voice! But I’m not sure if they’re right.
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My wife asked me once if I weren’t a comedian, what I would do. I couldn’t answer the question. I never imagined doing anything else.
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I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.
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Remember what the Bible says: He who is without sin, cast the first rock. And I shall smoketh it.
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Chivalry is dead. Women killed it.
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I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.
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No matter how old you are, if a little kid hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
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I started when I was 14. I figured out that’s what I wanted to do when I was 14. Even when I was six, I can remember people telling me, “You’re gonna be a comedian,” and all this stuff.
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I don’t want the money. I don’t want the drama. I just want to do my show. I want to have fun again.
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