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The truth is, I've never thought of myself as the Michael Jordan of comedy. And that's a good thing. You know why? Because I'm not. Wasn't that Richard Pryor? Yes, it was. I know what I am: I'm funny!

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Tracy Morgan
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: November 10
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Television Actor
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The Bronx
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I'm old, and so busy with work, that I like to just stay home and get my sleep now. I try not to burn both ends of the candle.
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I don't do drama. I'm a comedian.
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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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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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I love 30 Rock because Tina Fey allows me to fly over the cuckoo nest once a week.
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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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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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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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When a child is born, it's born with a heart of gold, but the way of this world can turn that heart cold. I'm still a good person, and I thank God for that - He's working with me on it.
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Outside of show business, I live a normal life.
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I give [Barack Obama] a 10 [on a scale of 1 to 10] because he's not God, and he inherited a couple of wars, and a financial mess.I want to see him curse somebody out on TV. You can't finesse a bull. He's gotta throw down. He's in the shark tank.
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If you don't laugh, you're going to cry and people are crying. That's why I guess you have lots of people like comedians to keep us laughing.
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I don't take any relationships for granted and I won't ever again. I just enjoy life.
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Young stand-ups, we ought to do comedy in George Carlin's spirit, in Richard Pryor's spirit, in Jackie Gleason's spirit, in Lucille Ball's spirit, because they did it with the spirit.
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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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My father said: If you want to catch your girl cheating, you knock on the front door and run to the back, because he's coming out the back.
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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 can't watch American Idol... it's like karaoke without the booze.
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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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