Larry Wilmore Quotes
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The first show I worked on was 'In Living Color.' I think 'The Daily Show' was the culmination of having that point of view - being able to look at this third rail in our society.
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My white counterparts are always pushing the line, and they are fearless, so why can't I do that, too?
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I really love storytelling.
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I just believe what I believe.
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Doing a TV show is different because it's more of a TV version of something. A more focused take on things.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is.
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I'm not a homosexual, but if I can be an ally for that issue, I think it's fantastic.
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There's something about a new family moving into the White House that's kind of interesting, even if you didn't vote for them.
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We had a segment called Tampon Tuesdays that I was very proud of; that was hilarious because there are a lot of women's issues out there that a lot of people don't know about because they're not women, and they don't have to go through them.
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Not everybody's gonna get your vision.
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I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That was the world I grew up in - a very strong work ethic.
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Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately.
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Police have to have one of the most difficult jobs in society today. But at the same time, I think, a person in that position - their responsibility has to be high as well.
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I'm not the type of person to have a schadenfreude.
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I am from Pomona, California. I was born in Los Angeles.
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
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Whenever I did sitcoms, that always happened on your show. Once the show was on the air, it takes on a life of its own. It develops, and it becomes something else.
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I'm not trying to prove anything for the right or the left. Which gives me freedom to make jokes about either side, too.
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You never know in TV - sometimes you're on at the wrong time at the wrong place. Sometimes you don't get a chance to catch on.
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My joke is that three black people watch 'The Daily Show' at any given time. So if I'm watching it, that counts, and there's only two left. It's a silly joke, but you know, different types of comedy reach different cultures.
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I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression.
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I thought Sarah Palin was the ultimate expression of comic outrageousness in a person.
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One of the missions of 'The Nightly Show' was to have a conversation with America in a sense, and talk about the things that people didn't want to talk about it.