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A stand-up's job is to hold the mirror up to society and to look at what we're afraid of. That's why we had shows like 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons.' We made fun of ourselves then.

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Tracy Morgan
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: November 10
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The Bronx
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Tracy Jamal Morgan
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My father was the role model I looked up to. 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.
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If you can survive 'Saturday Night Live,' then you're good as far as show business is concerned.
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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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I want to let my fans know I love them and I'm coming your way and I'm bringing truckloads of funny.
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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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I do stand up sometimes out of anger. Sometimes the greatest stuff comes from a dark place.
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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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Live every week like it's shark week.
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Affirmative action was designed to keep women and minorities in competition with each other to distract us while white dudes inject AIDS into our chicken nuggets.
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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'm not a hateful person and don't condone any kind of violence against others.
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Bones heal, but the loss of my friend will never heal.
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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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I don't like doing stand-up for little kids. It's not geared for that.
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I would love to try action films.
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I love being around people who love to do what I love to do, which is comedy.
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When I'm in the mood to listen to music, I do like to go to the SkyBar [ L.A.].
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I think the word 'pregnant' is funny.
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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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