The first time I heard Richard Pryor, I knew he would be a major force in the world of comedy.

The king of comedy is dead. Richard Pryor was the king of comedy. The rest of them are the king of copycats.

Richard Pryor introduced me to the world of the inner city, and the urban world, and did it hysterically. My favorite comedian, even though we work 180 degrees differently, but funny is funny is funny.

People walked out on Richard Pryor and he's the funniest man alive.

As Richard Pryor was to Eddie Murphy, that's what Kurt Vonnegut was to me.

When I was 8, I thought I was Harrison Ford, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Elvis, and Chuck Norris all at once.