Richard Pryor Quotes

Have you ever noticed how quiet you get when you go in the woods? It's almost like you know that God's there.

There are only two pieces of pussy you're gonna get in your entire life, that's your first and your last.

They were brought out of Africa and into chains in America. Or they were born into slavery here. Yes, I am talking about the first African-Americans to reach these shores, but I am also describing the animals now enslaved in circuses. The species and continents are different, but the stories are tragically similar. The animals in circuses are held against their will by chains and domination. They are forced to perform a series of acts by coercion and violence because they would never normally do these things on their own. They can never choose their own partners, their own homes, their own food or have control over any aspect of their lives. I don't care how this is dressed up by promoters with music and lights, it is still slavery.

Why me? Ten million motherfuckers freebasing, and I'm the one who blows up!

Do you know how you felt when you would lean all the way back in a chair, and just before you were about to tip over, at the very last second, you'd catch yourself ? That's how I feel all the time.

Crosses only scare vampires away because they're allergic to bullshit.

The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is because vampires are allergic to bullshit.

I went through every phone book in Africa, and I didn't find one god damned Pryor!

I'd like to die like my father died... My father died fucking. My father was 57 when he died. The woman was 18. My father came and went at the same time.

The reason people use a crucifix against vampires is that vampires are allergic to bull shit.

"I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic.

Who you gonna believe, bitch? Me? or your lying eyes?

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?

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.