Welcome To The 77th And Last Oscars.

I'm In Show Business... I Want To Hang Out With Janet Jackson, Not Jesse Jackson.

I Was Bused To A School In Gerritsen Beach In Brooklyn In 1972. I Was One Of The First Black Kids In The History Of The School.

Funny Is Only Something That Others Know About You - You Can't Be Funny By Yourself.

An Entertainer's Reputation As A Live Act Is The Most Valuable Thing He Or She Can Have. If People Know You Give Good Shows, You'll Never Be Broke For The Rest Of Your Life.

I Never Wanted To Churn It Out. Comedians Tend To Work All The Time. They Never Put It Down Like Musicians Who Might Make An Album Then Take Three Or Four Years Off To Recharge Their Batteries. Comedians Tend To Work Straight Through And They Get Stale Because Of That. Even When I Didn't Have A Lot Of Money I Never Ever Did It Unless I Had Something New To Say.