We have freedom of speech, but you got to watch what you say.
— Tracy Morgan
My heart is committed to giving everyone the same rights that I deserve for myself.
I believe gay, straight, anybody, everybody's supposed to be happy in this world, man.
I know how bad bullying can hurt. I was bullied when I was a kid.
Who's coming with me? I don't know where I'm going, but who's coming with me?
If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that curiosity might kill cats, but it doesn't kill people.
Comedians are the monkeys of acting. When you go to the zoo, everybody loves the monkey exhibit.
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.
That's a gift God's given us: the ability to work together in collaborations.
I do my best creating on stage.
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.
Yeah, race exists. Racism is still here, and it's doing well. Turn on the news. I don't think me and my comedy can really change that.
I'm glad I dropped out of high school, man. I wouldn't be where I'm at. I would have had a net. I'm glad I didn't have anything to fall back on, man, because that made me go for my dreams that much harder.
I'm art. You're art. We are God's greatest works, simple as that.
When you see me on the street, act like you know me.
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.
Ladies are honest. They're my motivation. They know what's funny, and the dudes just follow.
I mellowed out; my daughter mellowed me out, and I don't get mad at anyone.
Of all the sicknesses, there is probably none more abusive than homophobia.
I got five kids - I claim three for income tax purposes.
I've played outrageous characters my whole career.
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.
If I make fun of somebody at my show, believe me, it's something we can all laugh at.
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 have a nice following in Boston. The Boston crowd is very hip.
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.
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 know my spirit is not mean, and I have a very good spirit and a funny spirit.
White women love me 'cause of my edge. And I love white women.
I do comedy for real people.
When you look at the artists who have come up through 'Billboard' over the years, it's incredible.
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.
I want to show the world my humor.
You have to give a wound time to heal and think of other people's feelings.
The paparazzi do what they do, man. They have a job, too.
Growing up in the ghetto is pretty hard. It's poverty; it's frustration.
Parents should support and love their kids no matter what.
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.
The version of me you see on TV now and in my feature films is a pretty happy guy, isn't he?
Where I came from, people couldn't afford to go to the theatre.
If I had to describe my sense of humor, I would say it's contemporary wit, you know what I'm saying?
People are just way too sensitive. You couldn't have a show like 'Archie Bunker' on TV. People would go crazy; they would lose their minds.
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.
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.
We need to learn to laugh at ourselves because when you don't laugh, you cry. And I don't feel like crying.
My fans would love to see Brian Fellow come back. I love my fans. And they like my edge.
Most creative thing I've ever done? Got somebody pregnant.
When I want to work on my material, I go to Benihana or the barbershop.
They say that every Jewish person is supposed to love one black person in his life. I'm glad Lorne Michaels chose me.
I was never a big comic book fan. I was always more into the baseball cards.
