When you don't have money, you fall under the influence of anybody who has the appearance of having it.

When I was nine, my father passed away. It's one thing when you're a kid and your father wasn't there for you. My father was there, and then he was taken away.

I have a very good talent at finding out exactly what it is about yourself that you don't like and then keep bringing it up.

I don't hang out with soft cats.

There's a lot of racism when I was in the Navy, and I had to deal with that.

I respect everybody. You don't have to earn my respect. You earn my disrespect.

I like to tease people. I hate when people do it to me, though.

My whole life is a funny moment, man.

I was always proud of my brother. He helped me tremendously, but we're family, so we were never in his shadow.

While I have been to Switzerland, Stockholm, and other parts of Europe and Canada, I don't have a specific place that is my favorite. I just represent Earth.

I feel blessed to be able to do my stand up comedy all over the world, because some people never even leave New York.

Back when Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin were doing roasts, they were all friends. They knew each other's children, each other's wives, each other's families. It wasn't about being disrespectful. It was about being funny.

Gangs are formed by kids who want love.

If you want to laugh, see a comedy. If you want to cry, see a drama, and if you want suspense, see a thriller.

My own son called me Eddie Murphy's brother once. Once.

I think I have had a remarkable and colorful life, so I decided to share it.

I've never felt like I was living in anyone's shadow. My life was what it was.

If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't deserve to laugh at anybody else.

I think we all suffer from guilt at some point in our lives, but for the most part, I never really regret, and I try to always remain positive.

I have a tradition that I always steal my last costume on the last day of filming.

I think the superstar thing is completely arbitrary. It's all about who had a movie that did well one weekend. Then, if you have a movie that doesn't do well the next weekend, then, all of the sudden, you've fallen from whatever. So it doesn't really mean anything for me.

'Jump Street,' I knew we had a great time. It didn't matter, didn't know if it was going to do well.

'The Vow,' I didn't know if people were going to want to see it, but we felt good about it. We we're like, 'Alright, either way, I liked the movie for what it was,' and I think we knew exactly what we were trying to do.

I'm a fat kid on the inside. I love food so much, and I fluctuate about 25 to 30 pounds between movies. I feel like I have to do a chess movie that requires very little movement at some point, just so I can eat pizza and play chess on the beach all day.