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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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Tracy Morgan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: November 10
Actor
Autobiographer
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Voice Actor
The Bronx
New York City
Tracy Jamal Morgan
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Carlin
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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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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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Live every week like it's shark week.
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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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I'm not a hateful person and don't condone any kind of violence against others.
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Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That's where anything goes.
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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 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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When I was a young kid, my pops introduced me to it. He took me to Harlem, 145th and Edgecombe, to watch the filming of Claudine with James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll. That was my first taste of seeing a set and the cameras, and I was bit by the acting bug at a young age.
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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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In my heart, I really don't care who you love, same sex or not as long as you have the ability to love, that's the important thing here.
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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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Bones heal, but the loss of my friend will never heal.
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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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If we all had a little bit of Michael Jackson in us, I think it would make the world a better place.
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