Pryor Quotations

One of my greatest inspirations for stand-up was Jonathan Winters. He was a genius. One thing about him, and also Lenny Bruce, is that they were in the tradition of the one-man show. That's why Richard Pryor was so great, and George Carlin, too. They prowled the stage, they used voices, they were really talents.

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

When I got on Stern I realized that this was the one job where you could be really honest and open, almost like Richard Pryor or something. You can be honest about your life and get laughs.

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.

My dream role is Richard Pryor, no question about that. I'm a big Richard Pryor fan. I've always been intrigued about the darkness behind his comedy; that would always be a dream role for me.

Richard Pryor was the Rosa Parks of comedy. He took risks and chances that made it possible for a whole generation of comics to exist. No one ever rocked the mike like Richard Pryor.

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.

I think comedians partially use it for shock value. They know it makes people uncomfortable, so they exploit it. Richard Pryor probably said the word 100 times a day, but I think there's a degree of disregard for what anyone has to think that's associated with someone who just throws the word around the way some comedians do.

The American people deserve justice, not prejudice. With judges like Pryor on the courts of appeal, the Supreme Court is more important than ever.

You just have to play with the players you have. Getting Jason Leger back will help. But we have to get freshmen Myron Pryor and Ventrell Jenkins more involved in the line play, too.

We still don't know the extent of Mills' injury. We don't think it is serious at this point, but we just don't know for sure. Pryor has had trouble with dehydration and cramps. He's out for the time being until we get the results of quite a battery of tests he will go through to find out why he's cramping.

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

We stand on the precipice of a constitutional crisis, ... Bill Pryor is the last of the four most controversial nominees.

We wanted to contain Pryor and holding him to 11 was big for us.

We did a decent job handling them, but they are one of the most athletic teams we will play. Pryor was a big factor, but the other guys are pretty good athletes, too.

Pryor is a tremendous talent and Rick has them playing well. I think Jeannette has traditionally been in the playoffs. They know where you have to be and, you can talk to kids, but they don't know what the intensity is like when you walk on the floor.

Pryor started it all. He made the blueprint for the progressive thinking of black comedians, unlocking that irreverent style.

The best comedy to me - and again, I grew up with comedy since I was a baby, so I've seen it all - is when you exaggerate the truth, like Richard Pryor did, you understand?

It is unknown at this time if he is part of the rash of car break-ins, but we haven't linked him to the Roselawn and Pryor incidents. The night that we caught him we have yet to determine who the property he was in possession of belongs to, ... He could not identify the items in the backpack and has admitted for at least four vehicle break-ins.

I could not be more pleased and proud that Judge Bill Pryor was part of the group that were agreed upon by those members of the Senate to get an up-or-down vote. Bill Pryor is the kind of judge America ought to have.