If you want to land a punchline for how bad something is, you say 'Detroit,' even, like, in conversation. 'Oh, well, things could be worse. You could be in Detroit.' It makes me so mad. — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
My mom is from Ghana, and my dad is from Detroit, so I would go back and forth to Africa a lot. — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
I'm an audiophile and have been collecting records for as long as I can remember. — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
I feel that, a lot of times, Detroiters have an aversion to seeing nice new things come into Detroit. But I'm like, 'What's wrong… — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
The most interesting thing about characters are their blind spots. They miss the periphery. — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
I think everybody, from whatever town they're from, knows their hometown commercials. — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
A record is kind of a piece of art itself, and it's such a tangible experience playing an LP end to end. — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
My cousin Dwayne was really the first person who was like, 'You're funny, man!' I was like, 'OK, sure.' — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
I can do so many accents that I'll never be able to use. There aren't casting calls for a black guy to play a… — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
On 'Veep,' people are connecting with each other, even if they're making backhanded comments about somebody behind someone else's back. — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
I've eaten part of my tooth. I had a weird cavity that broke apart in my teeth - this is a bad story. I… — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
The movie I've seen the most is 'Ghostbusters' or 'Ghostbusters II.' I used to watch those movies nonstop. — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
I try to tweet, but I still haven't gotten into the rhythm as much as some people who have, like, 20,000 tweets. There are… — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
Performing in Detroit or performing in Chicago, you're on your own turf, but when you tour a show, the audiences change. You're in a… — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
I've worked on shows where the set was very morose and boring, kind of like nobody wanted to be there. I felt that affects… — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
At Second City and improvising at iO, you're creating a character in an instant. All of a sudden, you're creating this history and this… — Sam Richardson Copy Share Image
