Quotes from John Witherspoon

In 'Boomerang,' they didn't have a script at all, they just told me to come up with some stuff.

When we did 'Boomerang,' which is one of my favorite scenes, the whole dinner scene was ad-libbed.

If something is too risque, don't watch it.

When you're poor, an egg sandwich is dinner and you cut your potatoes with a butter knife.

When you're hungry, everything tastes good.

Those who wish well to the State ought to choose to places of trust men of inward principle, justified by exemplary conversation.

Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.

Being on the toilet stool is the grossest thing there is, to me.

The kids of America, please get a damn job. Get out of the house, leave the refrigerator alone. Stop wearing my shoes. Leave my shirts alone, get a job. Spend your own money.

That's my father's theme. Get up in the morning, 'hello, Dad.' 'Get a job, leave the food alone... Who took my car?' America, you young kids, get a job. All that sagging, the clothes hanging behind, that ain't nothing. Get a job. You want to be somebody, get a job.

My father was a preacher so I wouldn't sing at all when he was around, but as soon as he locked the door, 'La la la.'

St. Louis is an excellent city.

If I hit the lotto, I would be nowhere near the road. But I got bills to pay.

It is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of men.