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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I'm not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells.
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I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.
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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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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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What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound.
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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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I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.
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My grandmother used to discipline me, I mean, beat my ass, and I deserved them, too.
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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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Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.
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Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.
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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 just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask for, is it It would be nice to have someone care about me, for who I am, not about my wallet.
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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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I see people as the nucleus of a great idea that hasn't come to be yet.
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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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Everyone carries around his own monsters.
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You gotta be cool when you're macho man, cuz you can't be sensitive and care about someone having a good time in bed, cuz that's too scary... When you don't use sensitivity when you're having sex, or share some of your soul, nothing gonna happen, because men really get afraid. Men really get scared in bed.
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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.