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Being funny wasn't a career choice growing up, it was my way out of situations a way to survive another day.
Tracy Morgan
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Tracy Morgan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: November 10
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The Bronx
New York City
Tracy Jamal Morgan
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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.
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I think the word 'pregnant' is funny.
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I'm not really much into politics, because it's rarely discussed in my line of work.
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I grew up in the projects in Brooklyn, and I consider myself lucky and blessed to be where I am - just working.
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Martin Lawrence is one of my comedic heroes, and he's a genius.
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I love Ice Cube and Charlie Day. They're brilliant men, great actors and very funny people.
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I have snakes, three sharks, moray eels, piranhas, five scorpions and a bird spider. All of them are predators. They are dangerous but it's cool to have strong and powerful pets.
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My sense of humor was a tool for me getting past my mother and father separating, my older brother having cerebral palsy, and the bullies in the schoolyard. I had to make them laugh to keep them off my ass. I brought that to my professional career.
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And when I was angry, when I was younger, I was in a cocoon. Now I'm a beautiful, black butterfly.
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Because Eddie [Murphy] came from where I come from, the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. People in the projects used to call me Fat Murphy.
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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.
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Too many people focus on the thing, instead of the heavenly glory of it. I don't want to give away what to expect.
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I'm not really struggling about my career. The struggles are in my personal life. I can't really pinpoint how long it took me to get where I'm at, and I didn't care how long it was going to take, because it's not about the destination, it's about the journey.
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Life smacks Tracy Morgan in the face, and I don't mean to talk in third party, but no, it doesn't stop raining when I come outside, no, absolutely not. I'm very in touch.
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You can't hold me to the same standard as the president or a school teacher. I'm just a comedian. My job is like Archie Bunker.
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What am I afraid of? The IRS. Thats it. I dont want those people knockin on my door, man.
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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.
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My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of The Color Purple. It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.
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Stand-up is really personal. It's not like somebody else is writing the script and you have to do what they write.
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I don't really take the college tours and all that. Those are young people and I'm quite sure they're mature enough to understand, but they haven't seen or lived real life yet.
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