Tracy Morgan Quotes

The truth is if I had a gay son, I would love him just as much as if he was straight. I might have to try to love even more because I know of the difficulty that he would have in society.

The version of me you see on TV now and in my feature films is a pretty happy guy, isn't he?

Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It's what I started out doing.

I think the word 'pregnant' is funny.

I have a pretty diverse audience, and that makes me happy - laughter is universal, and I don't differentiate between people at all. Why should I? People are people. There's no reason why one person can't relate to any other person on this planet in some way or another.

When I want to work on my material, I go to Benihana or the barbershop.

If you can get your life down to one minute at a time, you don't miss anything. You have total abundance of information and material.

I don't have a hateful bone in my body. I don't believe anyone should be bullied or made to feel bad about who they are.

I know how bad bullying can hurt. I was bullied when I was a kid.

If I get some Bruce Lee nun-chucks that he actually used in a movie, those are going in the case. Those will never be used. Those will never be touched.

Tracy Morgan is subdued. I'm cool. I'm chilled out.

Who's coming with me? I don't know where I'm going, but who's coming with me?

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.

Growing up in the ghetto is pretty hard. It's poverty; it's frustration.

When you're in the spotlight, people want to dissect you and then put you back together the way they want you.

Let's focus on the funny ... That's what I'm focused on ... This is the gift God gave me. That's what I want to touch in people.

What am I afraid of? The IRS. That's it. I don't want those people knockin' on my door, man.

Whenever I perform, people get me because I'm talking about things that people can identify with and relate to. I'm not just up there doing jokey, jokey, joke.

I do comedy for real people.

Sometimes I think we're exposed to things we shouldn't be exposed to too early. I think that sets the tone to a person's whole life. Trauma.

As a child, I was able to know that I wanted a better life.

In New York, we get down. In L.A., everybody's pretty much standing around like they're at a keg stand. You got to get the party started, so I just take my shirt off.

Every person has contributed to me as a human, but a lot of the characters I do are ones I created.

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

Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations; a way to survive another day.

I don't get on the phone and prank people and things like that on the phone with people, no.

I mellowed out; my daughter mellowed me out, and I don't get mad at anyone.

When Richard Pryor did comedy, it was like he was having a conversation.

I want to show the world my humor.

I'm art. You're art. We are God's greatest works, simple as that.

When you look at the artists who have come up through 'Billboard' over the years, it's incredible.

If we all had a little bit of Michael Jackson in us, I think it would make the world a better place.

Welcome to post-racial America. I'm the face of post-racial America.

Comedians are the monkeys of acting. When you go to the zoo, everybody loves the monkey exhibit.

Working with Bruce Willis makes my career authentic. I may not get an Oscar, but I worked with Bruce Willis. That matters more to me.

What I have learned over the years is to try to stay in the moment. I want to feel it all because I've realized nothing lasts.

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

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.

In my heart, I really don't care who you love, same sex or not; as long as you have the ability to love, that's the important thing here.

Michael's the ultimate entertainer. After Michael Jackson, it's Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Lee.

It's very important to be in your child's life and know what's going on and be there with them.

If you can survive 'Saturday Night Live,' then you're good as far as show business is concerned.

The sexiest part of a woman's body is the back of her kneecaps.

I've got friends who want money but don't want to do anything to earn it.

I believe gay, straight, anybody, everybody's supposed to be happy in this world, man.

I spread love wherever I'm at. I'm like Marvin Gaye.

If I don't offend somebody, then I'm probably not funny.

There's nothing in the world like live entertainment. With TV, you have to wait for your results; with live entertainment, people let you know right then and there. That relationship is established in 30 seconds. The first 30 seconds, they'll let you know whether they like you or not.

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.

They say when opportunity knocks you should let it in and invite it to sit at your table. F*** that
when opportunity knocks, you should take it captive. Beat that s*** down. I've got opportunity tied to a chair in my basement with a ball gag in its mouth. Opportunity ain't even thinking about leaving my house. If you keep quiet for a second, you'll hear it whining.

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.

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 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.

I've played outrageous characters my whole career.

My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of 'The Color Purple.' It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.

I come from where Mike Tyson came from. I come from right across the street from Jay-Z. I didn't have a pond in my backyard. I saw violence.

Whatever I did on 'Saturday Night Live' is going to stay and remain on 'Saturday Night Live.'

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

I have a heart. I want people to see me with their heart and not their eyes.

The paparazzi do what they do, man. They have a job, too.

All women like to look up to their men.

You gotta understand, my great-grandfather was German and Irish. My grandmother was Indian, and my grandfather was African-American, so we all got a little something in us.

I do my best creating on stage.

I never wanted the ha-ha-ha laughter [at my shows]. I always aimed for the gut. I always aimed for the pretty girls in the front row, laughing and leaning over and pooting.

Comedy should be easy, not laboured.

I got five kids - I claim three for income tax purposes.

Most people don't know what's happening around them because they're just speeding through life. And before they know it, they're just old. So I just try to slow it down.

I think it's good that I get scared because, if you never get scared, you don't have any need for guts.

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!

If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that curiosity might kill cats, but it doesn't kill people.

To me, politics is a pile of tricks.

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

The only thing that stays the same in life is change.

Parents should support and love their kids no matter what.

I love '30 Rock' because Tina Fey allows me to fly over the cuckoo nest once a week.

'Saturday Night Live' is live television. Nothing can compare to that.

Where I came from, people couldn't afford to go to the theatre.

God gave us dreams, but he gave us kids to make all those dreams worthwhile. And when I look at all my kids, I say everything that I've ever went through in my life was worthwhile.

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.

'Saturday Night Live' was like a university for funny.

I have snakes, three sharks, moray eels, piranhas, five scorpions and a bird spider. All of them are predators. They are dangerous but it's cool to have strong and powerful pets.

I want to be an example of a guy who made something of himself out of nothing. A guy who overcame the odds of a tough childhood, who worked hard, who didn't let his surroundings get the best of him and lead him to jail or the graveyard. Where I ended up - being a comedian, a TV star, and a movie actor - might be unique, but my story is not.

Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That's where anything goes.

My father was funnier than me. My father was Richard Pryor-funny. I'm just a better businessman.

I think hip hop is dead. It's all pop now. If you call it hip hop, then you need to stop. Hip hop was a movement. Hip hop was a culture. Hip hop was a way of life. It's all commercial now.

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

Listen, Bruce Lee fought out of anger. That's why they call it the 'Fists of Fury.' Michael Jackson danced with fury. I do stand up out of fury. I'm not mad at anybody. I'm not mad at any human being because I'm a human being.

The things I did on Saturday Night Live are going to stay as Saturday Night Live. You've never seen Eddie Murphy do a Gumby movie. There's a lot more new material inside of me.

People bring camera phones into comedy shows and clubs and concerts, and sound bites never come out right.

I don't take any relationships for granted and I won't ever again. I just enjoy life.

For my first gig, I got $75. I could make money being funny, so I pursued it as a career and have turned it into a lucrative business.

If you're the kind of person who likes numbers and statistics, I'm the long shot - the Lotto Powerball winner. I'm the mutation in the DNA that makes evolution a reality. I am the new black.

I know my spirit is not mean, and I have a very good spirit and a funny spirit.

I grew up in the projects in Brooklyn, and I consider myself lucky and blessed to be where I am - just working.

If she's not spoken for, and you come at her correctly, like a man, she'll get with you.

I remember when I was on 'Saturday Night Live' my first year, and I wasn't getting much. I was down; I was ready to quit.

The most romantic thing I ever did to my woman? I painted her toenails!

I'm a big, big movie fan. I watch 'The Ten Commandments' and the original 'Planet of the Apes' every night.

No one set that I ever do is the same. I mean, if I go to a comedy club, and I perform three sets, all three sets are different because anything can happen in between sets.

If I had to describe my sense of humor, I would say it's contemporary wit, you know what I'm saying?