When it comes to writing, I don't want to cheat the people. I don't wanna rush that. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
Cops need dumb people. What if everybody was smart? Where would police be right now? — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
Listen, most people go to movie theaters with an open mind - not knowing how they're going to react to the film… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
People were telling me I should do stand-up. I would just shake it off. One day my friend bet me some money… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
I hate it when people come to comedy shows thinking it's going to be simply all about laughing at jokes. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
That's the whole point of anyone's standup career. It's to get people to listen to their point of view. — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
Everybody else is out being themselves at work, so I don't understand why black people have to change the way they talk… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
Family Feud' is like the 'Steve Harvey Family Feud' now. It's great! I think a lot of game show people started looking… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
I was never funny. There were funny people I was around, but I wasn't a funny guy. I was dead serious about… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
I never thought I could be a comedian, because I never thought I was funny. A lot of other people thought I… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
Why do you have to go start a campaign, get me fired from the people who do love me, and now they… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
A lot of people don't know, I had the 'Angie Tribeca' show before I had 'Black-ish.' I went over to 'Black-ish' just… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
I've been preaching it. I've been getting the word out. I've been telling people 'Stop talking white at work. Talk how you… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
Comedically, man, I'm just trying to be on a page where I can just uplift people, no matter what it is. Just… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
A lot of people have their albums where they have their love song, party song, awareness song, song dedicated to their mama,… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
You've got to give people an opportunity. But I also think that a lot of black writers don't know how to submit… — Deon Cole Copy Share Image
My fashion was not the best in the '80s. I looked crazy as hell. I used to wear my pants tucked into my socks… — Deon Cole Copy Share
I learned from mistakes. If I ride my bike and I don't hold the handlebars and I fall, I know to hold them next… — Deon Cole Copy Share
A friend of mine was watching TV one day and he just was like, 'I bet you want to do comedy,' and he was… — Deon Cole Copy Share
When I did 'The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien,' Conan came to my dressing room after and was like, 'Man, that was great.' Then… — Deon Cole Copy Share
In my early 20s, I started doing comedy. I started doing auditions in Chicago. It led me to writing my own sketches for Second… — Deon Cole Copy Share
That's the whole point of anyone's standup career. It's to get people to listen to their point of view. — Deon Cole Copy Share
If I decide to do a college, which is very, very, very rare, I just stay as P.C. as possible. My point of view… — Deon Cole Copy Share
I love being a comic but I love acting as well. They're both very necessary avenues for me. — Deon Cole Copy Share
I always thought that asking questions at the end was a cool way for doing a stand-up show. It's unique and different, and helps… — Deon Cole Copy Share
You can change the world, sometimes, with the opinions and thoughts we have as comics. — Deon Cole Copy Share
I used to want to be the black dude in 'The Last Dragon.' I wanted to be Ralph Tresvant from New Edition - I… — Deon Cole Copy Share
Funny comes in different levels. Like not looking seasoned, or not looking prepared, the way that an actual comic should look, becomes funny. — Deon Cole Copy Share
There's nothing that I would never not talk about, but I would do it in a classy way. — Deon Cole Copy Share
