Quotes By Richard Pryor

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.

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.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So I went to work, taking any jobs I could get.

I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.

I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been told by almost everyone it was an ex-wife - I've had a few so it's hard to pinpoint which one - but who knows for sure?

I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.

I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way or another.

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the movies one day, and damned if I didn't make it.

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.

I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

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.

There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

Everyone carries around his own monsters.

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think.

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.

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.

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering all that's happened to me in my life, but MS caused the movies to stop - stop dead - and I miss it.

I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can ever be married too many times, and maybe if I keep trying I'll get it right one day.

I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people.

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

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.

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow money. I've always been generous with my friends and family, with money, but selfish with the important stuff like love.