Tracy Morgan Quotes

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Tracy Morgan

Profession : Actor

Birth : November 10, 1968

Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That's where anything goes.

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I grew up in the projects in Brooklyn, and I consider myself lucky and blessed to be where I am - just working.

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Reality is the scary thing. Not my work, not comedy.

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What I have learned over the years is to try to stay in the moment. I want to feel it all because I've realized nothing lasts.

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I deal with my sons like young men. If they have a problem with something, they come to me. I am the type of dad that will drop everything I am doing for them, and always tell them to talk to me about it.

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You will be surprised but I do a lot of studying and I watch National Geographic.

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I've been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me.

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I spread love wherever I'm at. I'm like Marvin Gaye.

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What am I afraid of? The IRS. That's it. I don't want those people knockin' on my door, man.

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Stand-up is my foundation. That's where it started at. And I love it because it's personal. It's mine. It's all me. It's my experience in life.

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I would love to try action films.

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It's just, people recognize you for your work, you know? They love you for your work, and they judge you for your work. It's awesome to have people quoting you. I love it.

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I'm around my kids every day. I'm regular. We're a regular family. My wife cooks, she washes clothes, I read books, I pump my own gas, I get my own hair cut.

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People walked out on Richard Pryor and he's the funniest man alive.

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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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As a child, I was able to know that I wanted a better life.

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If you can survive 'Saturday Night Live,' then you're good as far as show business is concerned.

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I have a pretty diverse audience, and that makes me happy - laughter is universal, and I don't differentiate between people at all. Why should I? People are people. There's no reason why one person can't relate to any other person on this planet in some way or another.

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I'm not a child star, but you could say that I've grown up on TV. I went from being an unknown, down-and-out comic from Brooklyn and the Bronx to being a regular character on a major network comedy called 'Martin.' From there I went on to become the most notable black comic on 'Saturday Night Live' since Eddie Murphy.

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My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of 'The Color Purple.' It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.

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