Everyone carries around his own monsters.

Richard Pryor

What I'm saying might be profane, but it's also profound.

Richard Pryor

All humor is rooted in pain.

Richard Pryor

You don't get to be old bein' no fool...

Richard Pryor

I'm not addicted to cocaine. I just like the way it smells.

Richard Pryor

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic.

Richard Pryor

Two things people throughout history have had in common are hatred and humour. I am proud that I have been able to use humour to lessen people's hatred.

Richard Pryor

A lie is profanity. A lie is the worst thing in the world. Art is the ability to tell the truth.

Richard Pryor

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

Richard Pryor

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

Richard Pryor

Who you gonna believe-me or your lying eyes?

Richard Pryor

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

Richard Pryor