A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at home in my warm bed, playing Nintendo.
Richard Pryor

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.
Richard Pryor

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the movies one day, and damned if I didn't make it.
Richard Pryor

Everyone carries around his own monsters.
Richard Pryor

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.
Richard Pryor

Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want half my ashes spread in the Pacific around the island, the rest on the property.
Richard Pryor

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.
Richard Pryor

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.
Richard Pryor

I believe in divine forces and energies.
Richard Pryor

I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right.
Richard Pryor


I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think.
Richard Pryor

I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true.
Richard Pryor

I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.
Richard Pryor

I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask for, is it It would be nice to have someone care about me, for who I am, not about my wallet.
Richard Pryor

I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.
Richard Pryor

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up and be a critic.
Richard Pryor

I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering all that's happened to me in my life, but MS caused the movies to stop - stop dead - and I miss it.
Richard Pryor

I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can ever be married too many times, and maybe if I keep trying I'll get it right one day.
Richard Pryor

I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way or another.
Richard Pryor

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.
Richard Pryor