Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryorwas an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and actor. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities and profanity, as well as racial epithets. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time: Jerry Seinfeld called Pryor "The Picasso of our profession" and Bob Newhart heralded Pryor as...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 December 1940
CityPeoria, IL
CountryUnited States of America
It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.
There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.
You have to have lived some life. You've got to have paid some dues.
There's nothing worse than being an aging young person.
There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.
No, I'm not dying, and I sure... ain't dead.
You can have a film and have 200 white people working on it, and nobody finds anything wrong with that. But if you insist on having a black crew, all of a sudden there`s something wrong.
Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.
That's insanity. We must be good all the time.
Most people that you talk to, they's intelligent. Like I said, "Most people."
I wanna grow up and be a critic.
I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.
I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.
Crosses only scare vampires away because they're allergic to bullshit.