A Quote by Artie Lange
I wish I was this dark genius artist - like Richard Pryor or something.
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People like to compare something to something that they know. Even with Chris Rock, they say he's like Richard Pryor or Eddie Murphy.
I'm not a natural comedian, as an artist. I studied comedy growing up. I would watch Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, all day.
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When Richard Pryor did comedy, it was like he was having a conversation.
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