Author: Richard Pryor

Quotes

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.

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.

- Richard Pryor

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

- Richard Pryor

I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true.

I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true.

- Richard Pryor

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

- Richard Pryor

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 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.

- Richard Pryor

Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy life at times, and I've had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest.

Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy life at times, and I've had many strange things happen to me, but that was one of the strangest.

- Richard Pryor

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

- Richard Pryor

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused.

- Richard Pryor

The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together to make the films they want to see, or stay in church and leave us to our work.

The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together to make the films they want to see, or stay in church and leave us to our work.

- Richard Pryor

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