I'd always do bits on street corners like Richard Pryor's Mudbone character. And my friends kept telling me, You could make money doing that.'

More Quotes by Eddie Griffin

I've wanted to do a Sammy Davis Jr. story for a long time. It's one of those pet projects that has to be done.

No matter how dysfunctional we are, we can still have a positive impact on each other's lives.

When I first got here, Vegas still felt like a destination. Now it's become a real city.

If I can relate the black experience to white people, then they can understand us better and not be so afraid.

I like racism above the ground so it can be dealt with, but when it's subversive and subjugated, it gets real dangerous.

We here a blink of an eye, even if we make it 75, 80 years, you still here a blink of an eye. Enjoy it.