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Richard Pryor Quotes

The truth is, I’ve never thought of myself as the Michael Jordan of comedy. And that’s a good thing. You know why? Because I’m not. Wasn’t that Richard Pryor? Yes, it was. I know what I am: I’m funny! Picture Quote #1

My father was funnier than me. My father was Richard Pryor-funny. I’m just a better businessman Picture Quote #1

[Adoption] could turn you into an exquisite comedian. Ask Richard Pryor’s ghost Picture Quote #1

I have no desire to be hip to the latest black slang and do the stereotypical black thing. I was a Richard Pryor fan, and I have used profanity in my act. But when it becomes a whole thing that defines blacks, we’re limiting ourselves. The enemy is us Picture Quote #1

If you ask me about women’s lib, I say I don’t even know what that is Picture Quote #1

Crosses only scare vampires away because they’re allergic to bullshit Picture Quote #1

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The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit Picture Quote #1

I expected Dracula to come jumping out any second. If he did I’d have held up a cross, cause he’s allergic to bullshit Picture Quote #1

He’s just always positive. He’s always smiling and he’s always trying Picture Quote #1

I had some great things and I had some bad things. The best and the worst . . . In other words, I had a life Picture Quote #1

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don’t feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there’s too much that I still want to do Picture Quote #1

Julie Christie, I used to hang out with her. She was friends with Richard Pryor and Warren Beatty and all of them. There was a club in Beverly Hills called the Candy Store, a private club. I used to hang out with them all Picture Quote #1

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I’m for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people Picture Quote #1

I don’t want them hip white people coming up to me and calling me no n - - or telling me n - - jokes. I don’t like it Picture Quote #1

I just don’t want to die alone, that’s all. That’s not too much to ask for, is it It would be nice to have someone care about me, for who I am, not about my wallet Picture Quote #1

Making music on TV used to be as common as commercials. In the 60s and 70s, prime time was stuffed with variety shows headlined by such major and treasured talents as Carol Burnett, Red Skelton, the Smothers Brothers and Richard Pryor, who had a very brief comedy-variety hour on NBC that was censored literally to death Picture Quote #1

I was in love with a lot of people, because I was a student of the game of comedy - Carol Burnett, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles, Red Foxx, Moms Mabley - who gets no credit, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, George Kirby. I loved them all, and I used to just take a page out of all of them Picture Quote #1

Yes, I’m religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me Picture Quote #1

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I like Louis C.K., Chris Rock. Old schools like Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy Picture Quote #1

People like to compare something to something that they know. Even with Chris Rock, they say he’s like Richard Pryor or Eddie Murphy Picture Quote #1

As far as stand-ups go, I always loved Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, and Sinbad. Basically, I love black comedians because they’re the funniest. I wish I were a black comedian, actually Picture Quote #1

I learned from the guys before me - Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Richard Pryor, just to name a few. These are guys that let it all hang out. What they lived is what they took to the stage Picture Quote #1

W. Kamau Bell is in the vanguard of a new era of American comedy for an unsettling, troubling, and strangely hopeful time. Firmly in the fearless tradition of Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, and Chris Rock. Comedy as common sense purged of the absurd hypocrisy that is Our America Picture Quote #1

I was scared to death because for the comics of my generation, HBO specials are like the pinnacle. I’m thinking of all these unbelievable comedians I’ve seen on HBO: Chris Rock, George Carlin, Damon Wayans, Richard Pryor and Billy Crystal. I started having a panic attack seeing my name in that list of people. It was pretty overwhelming Picture Quote #1

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Imagine people calling you to find out if you’re dead. I’ve led a real crazy life at times, and I’ve had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest Picture Quote #1

Now they’re calling taking drugs an epidemic - that’s cos white folks are doing it Picture Quote #1

I think about dying. I’ve come to realize we all die alone in one way or another Picture Quote #1

But for the use of physical punishment by, and fear of their oppressors, animals would never be a part of a circus Picture Quote #1

Young stand-ups, we ought to do comedy in George Carlin’s spirit, in Richard Pryor’s spirit, in Jackie Gleason’s spirit, in Lucille Ball’s spirit, because they did it with the spirit Picture Quote #1

I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can ever be married too many times, and maybe if I keep trying I’ll get it right one day Picture Quote #1

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The truth is, I’ve never thought of myself as the Michael Jordan of comedy. And that’s a good thing. You know why? Because I’m not. Wasn’t that Richard Pryor? Yes, it was. I know what I am: I’m funny! (Richard Pryor Quotes) My father was funnier than me. My father was Richard Pryor-funny. I’m just a better businessman (Richard Pryor Quotes) [Adoption] could turn you into an exquisite comedian. Ask Richard Pryor’s ghost (Richard Pryor Quotes) I have no desire to be hip to the latest black slang and do the stereotypical black thing. I was a Richard Pryor fan, and I have used profanity in my act. But when it becomes a whole thing that defines blacks, we’re limiting ourselves. The enemy is us (Richard Pryor Quotes) If you ask me about women’s lib, I say I don’t even know what that is (Richard Pryor Quotes) Crosses only scare vampires away because they’re allergic to bullshit (Richard Pryor Quotes) The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit (Richard Pryor Quotes) I expected Dracula to come jumping out any second. If he did I’d have held up a cross, cause he’s allergic to bullshit. (Richard Pryor Quotes) He’s just always positive. He’s always smiling and he’s always trying. (Richard Pryor Quotes) I had some great things and I had some bad things. The best and the worst . . . In other words, I had a life. (Richard Pryor Quotes) If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don’t feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there’s too much that I still want to do. (Richard Pryor Quotes) Julie Christie, I used to hang out with her. She was friends with Richard Pryor and Warren Beatty and all of them. There was a club in Beverly Hills called the Candy Store, a private club. I used to hang out with them all. (Richard Pryor Quotes) I’m for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people. (Richard Pryor Quotes) I don’t want them hip white people coming up to me and calling me no n - - or telling me n - - jokes. I don’t like it. (Richard Pryor Quotes) I just don’t want to die alone, that’s all. That’s not too much to ask for, is it It would be nice to have someone care about me, for who I am, not about my wallet. (Richard Pryor Quotes) Making music on TV used to be as common as commercials. In the 60s and 70s, prime time was stuffed with variety shows headlined by such major and treasured talents as Carol Burnett, Red Skelton, the Smothers Brothers and Richard Pryor, who had a very brief comedy-variety hour on NBC that was censored literally to death. (Richard Pryor Quotes) I was in love with a lot of people, because I was a student of the game of comedy - Carol Burnett, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles, Red Foxx, Moms Mabley - who gets no credit, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, George Kirby. I loved them all, and I used to just take a page out of all of them. (Richard Pryor Quotes) Yes, I’m religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me. (Richard Pryor Quotes) I like Louis C.K., Chris Rock. Old schools like Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy. (Richard Pryor Quotes) People like to compare something to something that they know. Even with Chris Rock, they say he’s like Richard Pryor or Eddie Murphy. (Richard Pryor Quotes) As far as stand-ups go, I always loved Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, and Sinbad. Basically, I love black comedians because they’re the funniest. I wish I were a black comedian, actually. (Richard Pryor Quotes) I learned from the guys before me - Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Richard Pryor, just to name a few. These are guys that let it all hang out. What they lived is what they took to the stage. (Richard Pryor Quotes) W. Kamau Bell is in the vanguard of a new era of American comedy for an unsettling, troubling, and strangely hopeful time. Firmly in the fearless tradition of Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, and Chris Rock. Comedy as common sense purged of the absurd hypocrisy that is Our America. (Richard Pryor Quotes) I was scared to death because for the comics of my generation, HBO specials are like the pinnacle. I’m thinking of all these unbelievable comedians I’ve seen on HBO: Chris Rock, George Carlin, Damon Wayans, Richard Pryor and Billy Crystal. I started having a panic attack seeing my name in that list of people. It was pretty overwhelming. (Richard Pryor Quotes) Imagine people calling you to find out if you’re dead. I’ve led a real crazy life at times, and I’ve had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest. (Richard Pryor Quotes) Now they’re calling taking drugs an epidemic - that’s cos white folks are doing it (Richard Pryor Quotes) I think about dying. I’ve come to realize we all die alone in one way or another. (Richard Pryor Quotes) But for the use of physical punishment by, and fear of their oppressors, animals would never be a part of a circus. (Richard Pryor Quotes) Young stand-ups, we ought to do comedy in George Carlin’s spirit, in Richard Pryor’s spirit, in Jackie Gleason’s spirit, in Lucille Ball’s spirit, because they did it with the spirit. (Richard Pryor Quotes) I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can ever be married too many times, and maybe if I keep trying I’ll get it right one day. (Richard Pryor Quotes)

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