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.

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.

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.

I am now half Asian. I have learned all the ancient teachings of Buddi.

until the end of the world, all whys will be answered, but now, you can only ask!

The Best Is Always Yet To Come

It's a dialogue, not a monologue, and some people don't understand that. Social media is more like a telephone than a television.

Don't do this. I love you. Don't shut me out.

Once you are a victim of a bombing, you enter a risk group to which they will not sell insurance.

The last thing it [government] ought to do is to ground its proceedings on the ignorance of the people, - to yield them that which they will hereafter despise the donors for granting them.

I was moved no end by the work of LaVern Baker.

Keep your eyes wide open in the darkest of times. Only then you can rely on shooting stars.

But I know the difference. Everyone else is a ghost. I exist here alone, stranded by choice. Deserted.

If something is wrong, it matters not if a thousand men are for it; you must still oppose it. If something is just, no amount of popular outcry should stay you from your course.