Richard Pryor Quotes
33 quotes by 24 authors
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I'd much rather see Richard Pryor or Jackie Mason in a theater than in a club.
— Elayne Boosler
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At the end of the day, I want to be part of the same conversation as Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby and…
— Kevin Hart
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I love Richard Pryor. I love him to death.
— Mike Epps
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So I started to relax and would work on my act eight hours a day, sitting at a desk writing at my grandmother's house, and…
— George Lopez
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Mike Tyson, what can I say about you that hasn’t already been the title of a Richard Pryor album?
— Anthony Jeselnik
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People like to compare something to something that they know. Even with Chris Rock, they say he's like Richard Pryor or Eddie Murphy.
— Hannibal Buress
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When I was a bit older I had all of the George Carlin records, all of the Steve Martin records, all of the Cheech and…
— Marc Maron
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Becoming Richard Pryor is a compulsively readable book that sets a new gold standard for American biography. Scott Scaul’s research is extraordinary; his writing is…
— Debby Applegate
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People walked out on Richard Pryor and he's the funniest man alive.
— Tracy Morgan
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I love comedy and I would write things to myself as an exercise in writing. I didn't do well for years, and I quit. I…
— George Lopez
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I had a couple of movies that I was passionately involved with that I could never get made. 'Richard Pryor,' I wrote for - gosh…
— Bill Condon
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I wish I was this dark genius artist - like Richard Pryor or something.
— Artie Lange
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George Carlin was great right up to the end of his life. But Richard Pryor was probably the best, most gifted stand-up comedian who will…
— Denis Leary
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Richard Pryor is, in my mind, the most honest comedian. He bared his soul to people. I think that's why everybody loved him so much.
— Joe Rogan
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I had seen movies before that that had made me laugh, but I had never seen anything even remotely close to as funny as Richard…
— Joe Rogan
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Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard…
— James Wolcott
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As it stands right now, I lead Richard Pryor in heart attacks, two to one. However, Richard still leads me, one to nothing, in burning…
— George Carlin
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Everyone carries around his own monsters.---Richard Pryor
— Jonathan Maberry
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I was in love with a lot of people, because I was a student of the game of comedy - Carol Burnett, Jack Benny, Red…
— Bernie Mac
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Show me one guy or woman as funny as Rodney Dangerfield or as good as George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, or Joan Rivers. There…
— Chris Rock
Who Wrote These Richard Pryor Quotes
24 authors contributed a total of 33 Richard Pryor Quotes as follows: