A Quote by Chris Rock

The material comes from whenever you realize that you and someone else have something in common. So any conversation you've had more than once, anything you see happening to you that you see happening to a friend, you go, Hmmm, that's a situation I can make funny.

Chris Rock

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Chris Rock
American - Comedian
Born: February 7, 1965

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