You white folks see UFOs in your dreams. You don't hear about Martians in Harlem.
You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it.
White people are very good at acting like they're not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that.
When you watch TV, I didn't know black people were that happy. I had no idea they were that happy. I'm trying to find them.
When I was 16 or 17, I saw Lenny Bruce being taken to jail. They took him off stage because he talked about race.
What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like.
What does America love more than one white male?
There's no such thing as reverse racism.
There's always a message in my comedy.
There are still plenty of movie people peddling black stereotypes. I guess Tyler Perry's probably the most massively successful.
The king of comedy is dead. Richard Pryor was the king of comedy. The rest of them are the king of copycats.
Tennessee Williams knew about the South, but he would clean it up and lie about it.
Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny.
People think you're crazy if you turn money down... People worship money.
People don't want to hear the truth; they never do. They wanna live in some kind of fantasy.
Handshaking means, 'I don't have a weapon.'
Hollywood doesn't even have respect for itself. Hollywood lies to itself.
America is racial. America was founded on race. Race is America. The code name for America is 'race.'
I like when people are trapped in the joke, when there's no escape. I like to lead people down the wrong path and then trap them.
If your hair is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they're not happy.
I think I have a mental nappy attitude.
I do celebrate anything with freedom in it, you know.
I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.
Comedians period, in general, have demons, and myself included.
Listen, we've got one little ol' black president, and white folks are upset, but they've had 43.
