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
You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because it offends them. Tyrants are made of such stuff.
What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.
It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.
I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can ever be married too many times, and maybe if I keep trying I'll get it right one day.
There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.
There are only two pieces of pussy you're gonna get in your entire life, that's your first and your last.
Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?
When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.
You have to have lived some life. You've got to have paid some dues.
Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been told by almost everyone it was an ex-wife - I've had a few so it's hard to pinpoint which one - but who knows for sure?
There's nothing worse than being an aging young person.
There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions of dollars, mansions, cars, nice clothes, beautiful women, and every other materialistic thing you can imagine. Now I struggle for peace.
There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.
I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.