Richard Pryor

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.

Richard Pryor

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I’m just a booty star.

Richard Pryor

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

Richard Pryor

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.

Richard Pryor

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the movies one day, and damned if I didn’t make it.

Richard Pryor

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

Richard Pryor

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

Richard Pryor

Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want half my ashes spread in the Pacific around the island, the rest on the property.

Richard Pryor

I ain’t no movie star, man. I’m a booty star.

Richard Pryor

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

Richard Pryor