Richard Pryor

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

— Richard Pryor

A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at…

— Richard Pryor

But for the use of physical punishment by, and fear of their oppressors, animals would never be a part of a circus.

— Richard Pryor

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic.

— Richard Pryor

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the movies one day, and damned if I…

— Richard Pryor

Have you ever noticed how quiet you get when you go in the woods? It's almost like you know that God's there.

— Richard Pryor

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

— Richard Pryor

Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.

— Richard Pryor

It's so much easier for me to talk about my life in front of two thousand people than it is one-to-one. I'm…

— Richard Pryor

Do you know how you felt when you would lean all the way back in a chair, and just before you were…

— Richard Pryor

I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering all that's happened to me in my…

— Richard Pryor

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big…

— Richard Pryor

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

— Richard Pryor

Why get killed when you can run ... your ego will heal much faster than a broken jaw.

— Richard Pryor

Now they're calling taking drugs an epidemic - that's cos white folks are doing it.

— Richard Pryor

“The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is that vampires are allergic to bull shit.”

— Richard Pryor

There are only two pieces of pussy you're gonna get in your entire life, that's your first and your last.

— 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…

— Richard Pryor

If you want a friend, you don't buy a friend, Eric, you earn a friend through love and trust and respect.

— Richard Pryor

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

— Richard Pryor

A lie is profanity. A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth.

— Richard Pryor