Quotes from Eddie Griffin

We don't live in reverse. We live forward.

The criminal justice system is rigged against African Americans.

I feel great about coming to Saudi Arabia.

I love Parliament Funkadelic.

As far as best comedy show, Richard Prior live. The Long Beach show. That's the apex, that's the pinnacle. That's what everybody's trying to reach for. When he walked on that stage he had the red shirt on in Long Beach and when he walked on that stage to the time he left, he was on fire.

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.

When I was 6, my mother put me on a picnic table in front of the whole family and told me to do my James Brown impression. I realized it was a great way of getting attention.

Why censor yourself? You got to tell the truth as you see it.

I don't go to the running of the bulls because I don't like being chased by bulls.

I believe God wrote the Word in your essence. That's the genius of my Father. You are born knowing right from wrong. You don't need a book to tell you that!

If bribery is good enough for Congress, it's good enough for me.

I didn't want to be a comedian. I was just funny. I jumped on stage and found out I was good at it.

George Clinton was my first concert ever.

There is a systematic effort to destroy every black male entertainer's image. They want us all to have an asterisk by our name.

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

The whole world is one big dysfunctional family. But no matter how dysfunctional we are, we can still have a positive impact on each other's lives. We can still try to get along together.

If you got love and you believe in yourself, anything is possible.

When you come out of the NBA, you get a hundred million-dollar contract and a white woman!

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.'

Life is all about cycles.

Me and Dave Chappelle were at Charlie Murphy's funeral. I got up there and I got to preaching, and I took over the church.

The devil is a fun character to play because he's everywhere and no where all the time.

I had some major league help. Andrew Dice Clay and Robert Townsend were there for me.

The Tea Party ain't nothing but the Klan in street clothes. I liked 'em better when they were in the sheets, at least I could spot them.