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
I wanna grow up and be a critic.
I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.
I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.
A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at home in my warm bed, playing Nintendo.
Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.
I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.
I had to stop drinkin, cuz I got tired of waking up in my car driving ninety.
Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.
I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.
I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering all that's happened to me in my life, but MS caused the movies to stop - stop dead - and I miss it.
I'd like to make you laugh for about ten minutes though I'm gonna be on for an hour.
Crosses only scare vampires away because they're allergic to bullshit.
I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way or another.
When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass up quick! I saw something, I went, Well, that's a pretty blue. You know what? That looks like... FIRE! Fire is inspirational. They should use it in the Olympics, because I ran the 100 in 4.3.