Richard Pryor Quotes
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I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic.
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When I was in Africa, this voice came to me and said, "Richard, what do you see?" I said, "I see all types of people." The voice said, "But do you see any niggers?" I said, "No." It said, "Do you know why? 'Cause there aren't any."
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Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.
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I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.
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I'm not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells.
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What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound.
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I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.
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There are only two pieces of pussy you're gonna get in your entire life, that's your first and your last.
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In March I had a minor heart attack while I was vacationing in Australia. it scared me, but it was nothing compared to what someone had in store for me down the road.
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I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.
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Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.
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I live in racist America and I'm uneducated, yet a lot of people love me and like what I do, and I can make a living from it. You can't do much better than that.
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When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass up quick! I saw something, I went, Well, that's a pretty blue. You know what? That looks like... FIRE! Fire is inspirational. They should use it in the Olympics, because I ran the 100 in 4.3.
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A lie is profanity. A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth.
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I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true.
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There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions of dollars, mansions, cars, nice clothes, beautiful women, and every other materialistic thing you can imagine. Now I struggle for peace.
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Everyone carries around his own monsters.
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Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.
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I see people as the nucleus of a great idea that hasn't come to be yet.
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My grandmother used to discipline me, I mean, beat my ass, and I deserved them, too.
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You have to have lived some life. You've got to have paid some dues.
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If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do.