Richard Pryor
Actor
1940-12-01
Quotes by Richard Pryor
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You can't talk about fucking in America, people say you're dirty. But if you talk about killing somebody, that's cool.
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Who you gonna believe, bitch? Me? or your lying eyes?
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But thoughts don't care about truth and shit. They sit up in your mind and fuck with you whenever.
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The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit.
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You can't talk about fucking in America, people say you're dirty. But if you talk about killing somebody, that's cool.
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Who you gonna believe, bitch? Me? or your lying eyes?
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But thoughts don't care about truth and shit. They sit up in your mind and fuck with you whenever.
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The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit.
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I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way or another.
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A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at home in my warm bed, playing Nintendo.
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Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want half my ashes spread in the Pacific around the island, the rest on the property.
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I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad I'm out and that I plan never to go back and to pay my taxes every day.
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I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.
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There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.
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Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy life at times, and I've had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest.
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You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because it offends them. Tyrants are made of such stuff.
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There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.
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I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.
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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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Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.
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