Larry Wilmore

As a culture, we've all agreed with the opinion that the world should be seen in a certain way, so at 'The…

— Larry Wilmore

Catholic and Jew - it's very closely related, a lot of holidays, a lot of guilt, a lot of the same things…

— Larry Wilmore

Even though you're in charge you're not completely in ownership. You know, the audience takes a huge ownership of your show.

— Larry Wilmore

When you work in television you're in the writer's room all the time. You can't take 10 days or a week to…

— Larry Wilmore

I was taught from a very early age that I had to work twice as hard to get half as much. That…

— Larry Wilmore

Sometimes I'm successful, and sometimes I'm not, but I don't mind going down trying.

— Larry Wilmore

You never want to defend a joke. People get to choose whether or not to laugh and whether or not they think…

— Larry Wilmore

I really don't have a need to be on TV all that much, to be honest with you.

— Larry Wilmore

There's a lot of magic in science, so to speak.

— Larry Wilmore

When you're taking chances, you know it's not going to please everybody.

— Larry Wilmore

I didn't get into comedy to talk about violent death all the time.

— Larry Wilmore

I was an athlete, so I hung out with the jocks. I was smart, so I hung out with the nerdy kids.…

— Larry Wilmore

My parents are from the Midwest. They're from Evanston, Illinois. They moved out to Los Angeles right before I was born.

— Larry Wilmore

I really love having conversations and deconstructing things. I don't mind not having a laugh every second. Sometimes things deserve a little…

— Larry Wilmore

Sometimes I'd say what's bad for the country is good for my business, unfortunately.

— Larry Wilmore

My father was in law enforcement growing up. He was a probation officer. And I've always understood the point of view of…

— Larry Wilmore

We, Catholics, share many of the moral guidelines of Mormons, the difference is you guys take it seriously. When the church says…

— Larry Wilmore

I started as a standup comic and an actor.

— Larry Wilmore

Many times, when you do what I do or work in journalism in general, people try to not explicitly present their opinions…

— Larry Wilmore

In my career, I'm always trying to do something different.

— Larry Wilmore

Salt Lake City gave me a lot of surprises. How progressive the city actually is, for instance, compared to the rest of…

— Larry Wilmore

Doing a TV show is different because it's more of a TV version of something. A more focused take on things.

— Larry Wilmore

It almost seems like God is transforming into just a strictly spiritual advisor, a personal-transformation type of figure more than an explainer…

— Larry Wilmore

Even though you're in charge, you're not completely in ownership. You know, the audience takes a huge ownership of your show. Look…

— Larry Wilmore

A lot of science started off as magic, where people were burned at the stake for doing science basically.

— Larry Wilmore