Richard Pryor

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

— Richard Pryor

Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?

— Richard Pryor

I don't want to go through life as a Wonder Wheel murderer!

— Richard Pryor

If I ain't horny, I check to see if my heart's beatin'.

— Richard Pryor

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

— Richard Pryor

Most people that you talk to, they's intelligent. Like I said, "Most people."

— Richard Pryor

Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.

— Richard Pryor

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

— Richard Pryor

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

— Richard Pryor

“You can't talk about fucking in America, people say you're dirty. But if you talk about killing somebody, that's cool.”

— Richard Pryor

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…

— Richard Pryor

Two things people throughout history have had in common are hatred and humour. I am proud that I have been able to…

— Richard Pryor

“But thoughts don't care about truth and shit. They sit up in your mind and fuck with you whenever.”

— Richard Pryor

I don't want them hip white people coming up to me and calling me no n - - or telling me n…

— Richard Pryor

If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and…

— Richard Pryor

You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because it offends them. Tyrants are made of…

— Richard Pryor

In March I had a minor heart attack while I was vacationing in Australia. it scared me, but it was nothing compared…

— Richard Pryor

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…

— Richard Pryor

There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions of dollars, mansions, cars, nice clothes, beautiful…

— Richard Pryor

You can have a film and have 200 white people working on it, and nobody finds anything wrong with that. But if…

— Richard Pryor

Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want half my…

— Richard Pryor

You gotta be cool when you're macho man, cuz you can't be sensitive and care about someone having a good time in…

— Richard Pryor

When I was in Africa, this voice came to me and said, Richard, what do you see? I said, I see all…

— Richard Pryor

Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow money. I've always been generous with my…

— Richard Pryor

I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.

— Richard Pryor

You have to have lived some life. You've got to have paid some dues.

— Richard Pryor

When you're running down the street on fire, people get out of your way!

— Richard Pryor

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

— Richard Pryor

I'm slower and some days are better than others, but I'm a fighter.

— Richard Pryor

Everyone carries around his own monsters.

— Richard Pryor

I love show business. I wake up every morning and kiss it.

— Richard Pryor

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

— Richard Pryor

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

— Richard Pryor

Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the moral fiber of America and all that…

— Richard Pryor

I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can ever be married too many times, and…

— Richard Pryor

What I never understand about a hangover is, where does the breath come from? You know what I mean? I mean, is…

— Richard Pryor

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.

— Richard Pryor

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

— Richard Pryor

The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit.

— Richard Pryor

So after Another You I ran off to my very own piece of paradise, my home in Hana.

— Richard Pryor