Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been told by almost everyone it was an ex-wife - I've had a few so it's hard to pinpoint which one - but who knows for…

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There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause...

I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause...

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

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

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.

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the...

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the...

I was a loner and never hung out with anyone. I never had any friends.

I was a loner and never hung out with anyone. I never had any friends.

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 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...

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.

I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I...

I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I...

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...

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...

Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy...

Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy...

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

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

The want of money is the root of all evil.

The want of money is the root of all evil.

He that sells upon trust, loses many friends, and always wants money.

He that sells upon trust, loses many friends, and always wants money.

The love of money as a possession - as distinguished from the love of money...

The love of money as a possession - as distinguished from the love of money...