stand-up comedian
, actor
, social critic, writer
and MC
. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism
and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of his era: Jerry Seinfeld
called Pryor "The Picasso of our profession"; Bob Newhart
has called Pryor "the seminal comedian of the last 50 years.".
Let me tell you what really happened... Every night before I go to bed, I have milk and cookies. One night I mixed some low-fat milk and some pasteurized, then I dipped my cookie in and the shit blew up.
I went through every phone book in Africa, and I didn't find one god damned Pryor!
I don't want to go through life as a Wonder Wheel murderer!
I'd like to die like my father died... My father died fucking. My father was 57 when he died. The woman was 18. My father came and went at the same time.
You gotta be cool when you're macho man, cuz you can't be sensitive and care about someone having a good time in bed, cuz that's too scary... When you don't use sensitivity when you're having sex, or share some of your soul, nothing gonna happen, because men really get afraid. Men really get scared in bed.