I didn't have a life until I went up onstage..

Of course, the world is different now. There's a glut of comedians with specials, so it's just not possible to make an impact the way Bill Cosby: Him….

Life's all about 'me' anyway.

I am not stroppy at all..

I'll tell you about it because I am here and you are distant..

I follow the rules until I go against them all..

Music has always been in me..

The less inhibited you are the better..

That which is measured improves. That which is measured and reported improves exponentially..

It's good for you to go somewhere that you wouldn't normally go..

You are someone and you have a right to your life..

I really fell in love with Africa..

Ain't nobody messin' with you but you.

you couldn't talk yourself into love any more than you could talk yourelf out of it..

I wanted to do the comic strip. I tried to get it syndicated, and I sent some examples to a syndication company, and they sent me a rejection letter!….

History is at once freedom and necessity..

I'm thrilled to get hired every once in a while..

I serve society by rocking!.

I'm glad that that era of stand-up is over, because I think it adversely affected a lot of people who could have been really, really great comedians.….

The great god Pan is dead..

It’s almost always sadder to stay than to depart.