Quotes from Tracy Morgan

My older brother was born, who was a cripple, then I was born, and my sister was born, the only girl. So I was between the only girl and the crippled guy. I was the middle guy.

On 'Saturday Night Live,' I never really wrote. You know, I would just - I would let the writers cast me into the show. So my strength - and I put all my energies into performance. I just couldn't deal with the rejection, you know, getting your sketches cut, and it was hard for me.

I love being around people who love to do what I love to do, which is comedy.

I don't have anything against Jimmy Fallon. I love Jimmy Fallon. He's my dude.

You have to be highly intelligent to get away with a dumb joke. That takes a pretty smart fella.

I have friends who are black, white, purple, gay, straight, Martian, yellow, old, and young. I have friends who are animals and a few who I believe to be robots. All of them are people to me. In my mind, it's not about what you look like or what you do; it's about who you are inside.

The truth is, I've never thought of myself as the Michael Jordan of comedy. And that's a good thing. You know why? Because I'm not. Wasn't that Richard Pryor? Yes, it was. I know what I am: I'm funny!

I'm no Jerry Seinfeld. I wasn't raised with some backyard with a creek and trees and all that.

I've gone through my trials and tribulations, and sure, it's gotten bumpy and all that, but I'm here. OK?

You get somebody to crack a smile, that's a beautiful thing.

Having boys is different. Boys, you put sneakers on, and they're out, they're ready. Girls, you gotta pay a little bit more attention to them.

My voice is very distinct. People hear Tracy Morgan's voice, and they know Tracy Morgan right off the bat because I've been in their homes for so many years.

Stand-up is my foundation. That's where it started at. And I love it because it's personal. It's mine. It's all me. It's my experience in life.

I would love to try action films.

I love Ice Cube and Charlie Day. They're brilliant men, great actors and very funny people.

I want to let my fans know I love them and I'm coming your way and I'm bringing truckloads of funny.

I don't need no stool and mike stand. I don't need all of that to be funny. I've been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me. I spread love wherever I'm at. I'm like Marvin Gaye.

I deal with my sons like young men. If they have a problem with something, they come to me. I am the type of dad that will drop everything I am doing for them, and always tell them to talk to me about it.

I'm not getting any younger. You're not getting any younger, so yeah. You age.

To me, politics is a pile of tricks.

My father said: "If you want to catch your girl cheating, you knock on the front door and run to the back, because he's coming out the back."

My father was the role model I looked up to. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me to do better than he did. He never sold a record in his life, but to me, he was still a rock star.

There aren't a lot of guys out there keeping it real. Everybody's been branded. Everybody's been bought and sold.

Even when I'm sitting up in this glass castle, I still got my street soldiers telling me what's happening.