Comedy comes from a place of hurt. Charlie Chaplin was starving and broke in London, and that's where he got his character 'the tramp' from. It's a bad situation that he transformed into comedic one. — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
Georgia was a great place to live, but I wanted to get out because I knew the opportunities for what I was doing - stand-up comedy and eventually acting - were in Los Angeles. — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
I know you don't smoke weed, I know this; but I'm gonna get you high today, 'cause it's Friday; you ain't got no job...… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
I get on stage and talk about different stuff in my life and what I've been through and what I think about the world.… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
You know, we're missing so much as African-Americans and we should be concerned about what's going on in Africa. — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
I tell people that stand-up's like golf: you gotta do it every day to get it down - or at least three times a… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
You loan your friend money. You see them again, they don't say nothin' 'bout the money. 'Hi, how ya doin'? How's ya mama doing?'… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
I've actually tried to give Brett Ratner dance lessons, but he thinks he already knows how to. — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
I love to talk about people I've met being an entertainer. All my encounters in life - I roll it all into an hour… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
I told a joke and people laughed and it was the best feeling. I knew I wanted to do this as a career. I… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
I reenact everything. I love to paint a picture for my audience. I'm a lot like Richard Pryor in that aspect. I do a… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
