I couldn't tell people what I wanted to do because I was from Atlanta. You don't tell people you're gonna be a comedian in Atlanta. That means you ain't gonna do nothing.

Making people laugh is giving, and it's healing, too, when people can go up to the movies and forget about their problems. It's a good thing. That's why I want to work.

You loan your friend money. You see them again, they don't say nothin' 'bout the money. 'Hi, how ya doin'? How's ya mama doing?' Man, how's my money doin'?

Just believe in yourself and work really hard. And when doors open, take advantage of every opportunity you can.

When you're first starting out, you want to keep making good movies. When you're young and you're black, you do a bad movie and you're through.

I will always do stand-up, even if my acting career takes off. Stand-up is my life.

I want to keep working, I want to keep doing my humanitarian stuff around the world, shining light on different places that have problems. Keep making movies, make people laugh.

I am Jewish. My real name is Chris Tuckenberg. A lot of people don't know about that.

One thing about me, when I make a decision about something, I realize when you make choices in life, that dictates your life.

It takes intelligence to make real comedy, and it takes a reality base to create all that little stuff I like to do that makes you giggle inside.

My mom raised me to never have anything control me.

Charity even for one person does not make sense except in terms of an effort to love all Creation in response to the Creator's love for it.

Greatness, whether athletic or otherwise, doesn’t come from those content on just being but from those who seek being the difference.

You young people never say anything. And us old folks don't know how to stop talking.

Pak-China friendship is higher than Himalayas, deeper than ocean, sweeter than honey, and stronger than steel.

At some point all lies are brought to the surface and truth comes forth no matter how hard we try to hide it.

I ain't got no time for a Caribbean cruise, just give me a song and a beer.

I don't think there is any franchise more powerful than ours around securing the consumer experience and we will not concede that to anyone including Microsoft.

Man is the only creature who has a nasty mind.

Master Seneca says that 'No one can wear a mask for very long.' This is true; but someone can wear different masks for very long!

I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.