Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the movies one day, and damned if I didn't make it.

Quote by Richard Pryor

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I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way...

I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way...

I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person...

I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person...

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation,...

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation,...

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask...

I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask...

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to...

Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to...

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

I was brought up in a whorehouse in Peoria. My mother and father lived there...

I was brought up in a whorehouse in Peoria. My mother and father lived there...

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up...

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up...

I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female...

I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female...

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being...

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being...

The way I see it, the earth is going to be here after we're dead...

The way I see it, the earth is going to be here after we're dead...

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.