Paul Mooney
Paul Mooney
Paul Gladney, better known by the stage name Paul Mooney, is an American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor. He is best known for his appearances on Chappelle's Show and as a writer for the comedian Richard Pryor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth4 August 1941
CityShreveport, LA
CountryUnited States of America
art freed helped opened west
I'm like the Davy Crockett of comedy... after Davy Crockett opened up the West and helped everybody... they didn't need him anymore. I freed a lot of comics... if I never would have done comedy, it would've been a different art form... I'm sure of it.
I like comedy, I mean, in all forms.
lying hollywood
Hollywood doesn't even have respect for itself. Hollywood lies to itself.
want too-much action
I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.
talking racism insanity
Racism is a form of insanity. Human beings became racist when they started talking. Speech has a lot to do with it.
goats stills
A goat's a goat. Whether you sauté or barbeque it, it's still a goat.
baby having-a-baby knows
A woman can tell me about her having a baby, but I'll never know what it is to have a baby.
grandmother thinking southern
I don't do drugs. Because my grandmother raised me. I think like an old, black, Southern woman. If I'd have done coke, I'd probably be cooking pancakes.
people today ask-me
People ask me, when was my best time? I always say, 'Today.'
technique robins being-funny
Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny.
messages comedy
There's always a message in my comedy.
thinking voice giving
I think about never losing my voice, never giving in, never selling out, always keeping black, always sticking to the street. Staying neighborhood and not Hollywood.
white america males
What does America love more than one white male?
mean self black
What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like.