Quote

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

Tracy Morgan

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Tracy Morgan
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: November 10
Actor
Autobiographer
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Voice Actor
The Bronx
New York City
Tracy Jamal Morgan
Blessed
Projects
Lucky
Grew
Working
Brooklyn
Consider

More quotes by Tracy Morgan

Image
Martin Lawrence is one of my comedic heroes, and he's a genius.
Tracy Morgan
Image
Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations a way to survive another day.
Tracy Morgan
Image
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.
Tracy Morgan
Image
I'm not focused on the outrageousness. I'm just focused on being funny, and raising my kids. I don't even read the newspaper, I don't read that crap.
Tracy Morgan
Image
As a child, I was able to know that I wanted a better life.
Tracy Morgan
Image
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.
Tracy Morgan
Image
Stand-up is really personal. It's not like somebody else is writing the script and you have to do what they write.
Tracy Morgan
Image
I do stand up sometimes out of anger. Sometimes the greatest stuff comes from a dark place.
Tracy Morgan
Image
Everything I talk about in stand-up is my experiences as an American, as a father, as a husband, as a black man, as a human being.
Tracy Morgan
Image
Outside of show business, I live a normal life.
Tracy Morgan
Image
I just want to be funny, I just want to do comedy.
Tracy Morgan
Image
I love 30 Rock because Tina Fey allows me to fly over the cuckoo nest once a week.
Tracy Morgan
Image
I've been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me.
Tracy Morgan
Image
I like to do stand-up for people who live real life.
Tracy Morgan
Image
Eddie [Murphy] is an icon. He's one of the reason why I started doing comedy in the beginning. He opened a lot of doors for black people.
Tracy Morgan
Image
I love my mother. My mother made sure, her stubbornness - she made sure we was going to eat. She made sure we had Christmases. That was my mother. My father wasn't there for that.
Tracy Morgan
Image
My father was the role model I looked up. 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.
Tracy Morgan
Image
Because Eddie [Murphy] came from where I come from, the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. People in the projects used to call me Fat Murphy.
Tracy Morgan
Image
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.
Tracy Morgan
Image
If you can survive 'Saturday Night Live,' then you're good as far as show business is concerned.
Tracy Morgan