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Paul Mooney
American Comedian
Born: Aug 4, 1941
About Black Me People White You
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People ask me, when was my best time? I always say, 'Today.' Paul Mooney
Today Time Best Me People Say Best Time Always Ask
If your hair is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they're not happy. Paul Mooney
Happy People Hair White Relaxed Your
The king of comedy is dead. Richard Pryor was the king of comedy. The rest of them are the king of copycats. Paul Mooney
Comedy Rest King Dead Pryor Them Richard Richard Pryor
White people are very good at acting like they're not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that. Paul Mooney
Good People White Like Academy Academy Award Very Acting Award Deserve
I've never seen anyone more messed up over success than Richard Pryor. For him, it's a constant battle between success in the white world and keeping it real for his black self. Paul Mooney
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What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like. Paul Mooney
Black Too Kinds Blacks Like Does Mean Hollywood Certain
Sometimes, what you do you have no control over because it's predestined. It's gonna happen in spite of you. There's nothing you can do about it. Paul Mooney
You Sometimes Control Nothing No Control About Spite Over Because Predestined Happen Gonna
I have such an ego 'cause I'm a double Leo. I can't let go of me, you know, so it's very difficult for me to be somebody else and not me. I'm so into me. Paul Mooney
Me You Ego Cause Somebody Difficult Else Know Go Very Double Leo Let Go
Hillary Clinton could say she was a woman and running for president. And Sarah Palin could say she was a woman and running for vice-president. But Obama couldn't say, 'I'm black and I'm running for president.' It couldn't come out of his mouth. He couldn't say that because, if he did, he'd lose votes. Paul Mooney
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We have a lot of black Anglo-Saxons. Their skin is black, but their brain is white. When I get real mad at them, I call them 'graham crackers.' Paul Mooney
Black White Skin Mad Call Real Brain Lot Crackers Get Graham Them
You white folks see UFOs in your dreams. You don't hear about Martians in Harlem. Paul Mooney
Dreams You White Folks See Martian About Hear Your Your Dreams Harlem
There are still plenty of movie people peddling black stereotypes. I guess Tyler Perry's probably the most massively successful. Paul Mooney
People Black Tyler Guess Plenty Stereotypes Most Massively Still Perry Movie Successful
I love Obama because he is proof all black people don't look alike. Nobody every told me, 'Good morning, Mr. President.' We don't all look alike. Paul Mooney
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I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action. Paul Mooney
Too Much Action Too Enough Affirmative Affirmative Action Want Much
I'm like the Davy Crockett of comedy... after Davy Crockett opened up the West and helped everybody... they didn't need him anymore. I freed a lot of comics... if I never would have done comedy, it would've been a different art form... I'm sure of it. Paul Mooney
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America has a rap sheet. You can't police the world and tell the world how to act when you're just as bad yourself. Paul Mooney
You Yourself World Police Rap Tell Bad Sheet How America Just Act
Julie Christie, I used to hang out with her. She was friends with Richard Pryor and Warren Beatty and all of them. There was a club in Beverly Hills called the Candy Store, a private club. I used to hang out with them all. Paul Mooney
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I'm passionate about what I do. I'd be naive to be passive. Paul Mooney
About Naive Passionate Passive
Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny. Paul Mooney
Funny Williams He Robin Learned Robin Williams Being Being Funny Technique
If you're happy with what you're doing, then you don't get bored. Paul Mooney
You Happy Bored Doing Get Then
Hollywood doesn't even have respect for itself. Hollywood lies to itself. Paul Mooney
Respect Lies Itself Hollywood Even
I like when people are trapped in the joke, when there's no escape. I like to lead people down the wrong path and then trap them. Paul Mooney
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You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it. Paul Mooney
You Remember Complex Got Lot Very Levels Slavery
I am very concerned about Barbara Streisand using the 'H' word - 'honkey.' That's what I am concerned about. I am worried about Barbara. Paul Mooney
Word Worried About Concerned Am Very Barbara Using Streisand
I have known Michael Richards for something like 20 years. We're friends. Paul Mooney
Something Like Known Years Friends Michael Richards
I like comedy, I mean, in all forms. Paul Mooney
Comedy Like Forms Mean
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