A Quote by Debby Applegate
Becoming Richard Pryor is a compulsively readable book that sets a new gold standard for American biography. Scott Scaul's research is extraordinary; his writing is taut, elegant, and insightful; and he captures both the hilarity and pain that made Richard Pryor such a towering figure.
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There's only going be one Richard Pryor. You know how many came out after Richard Pryor and died trying to be compared to him? Or Bernie Mac? You got to be like you.
Richard Pryor was my hero. Richard Pryor was keeping it 100.
I was on the school bus telling Richard Pryor jokes. I was sneaking, listening to Richard Pryor albums and would go to school the next day, tell all the jokes, and get in trouble because I was cursing.
I've always loved American stand-up. Richard Pryor is one of the main reasons I got into stand-up. After Pryor, I made my way through the other great American comics, then finally got into the British ones over here.
There are many styles of standup, but the comedians I like are people like Dick Gregory and Richard Pryor. Because Richard Pryor told the truth. Chris Rock. I love Chris Rock. He's funny, but he's also poignant. He's not there just to make people laugh; he's there to make people wake up, too.
I've been watching the 'Richard Pryor Show' for NBC made during the '70s. I'm a big fan of his work.
As it stands right now, I lead Richard Pryor in heart attacks, two to one. However, Richard still leads me, one to nothing, in burning yourself up.
You look at Richard Pryor and Robert Klein and George Carlin and Richard Lewis - those guys were so smart, they were the thinking-man stand-ups.
Everyone carries around his own monsters.---Richard Pryor
As wild and raunchy as Richard Pryor was, people related to his honesty because they found something in their life that they understood.
Richard Pryor is my favorite stand-up ever.
I'm telling a Richard Pryor story through me.
As Richard Pryor was to Eddie Murphy, that's what Kurt Vonnegut was to me.
Richard Pryor had real sincere and vulnerable moments.
When Richard Pryor did comedy, it was like he was having a conversation.
The honesty of my material and my being vulnerable was from Richard Pryor. He doesn't mind talking about his life, which is why I think he was one of the dopest to ever do it.
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