The One Thing About Comedy,

I Want To Speak Directly To The Audience, To Say, 'i'm Like You - I'm Frustrated, I'm Not An Expert, I Don't Have A Manual On Parenting, I Make Mistakes, I'm Selfish Too.'

I've Never Been No Superficial Cat.

Whatever You Hear At The Barber Shop, Stays At The Barber Shop.

I'm An Entertainer And I Really Enjoy Entertaining. I Think If You're Going To Really Be What You Say You Are, You Have To Really Live It, Work It, Practice It, And Think It.

I Became The Storyteller Of South Side Chicago. I Used An Old Kiwi Liquid Shoe Polish As A Microphone. I'd Go Around The House Interviewing Everybody, Telling Stupid Jokes, Doing Voices. I Mimicked Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., People On 'laugh-in,' Flip Wilson.