Damon Wayans Quotations

My father was the guy on the block who said hi to everyone.

Nobody can stop you but you. And shame on you if you're the one who stops yourself.

The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.

My father is a Jehovah's Witness, and he raised us under a very strict hand.

Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light.

And for my family, comedically, that was the key to a lot of the humor.

I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages.

And my marriage was perfect when I wasn't famous.

Being a celebrity, I don't even have to talk.

But my kids, my brothers' kids - they think about trying to top what we did.

My kids have a competitive drive I never had growing up.

We have four beautiful children and some wonderful memories.

There are many different kinds of comedians ... the observational humorist, the impressionist, the character creator, the physical comedian, the self-deprecator, the dirty-joke teller. What made Richard so brilliant is he was able to incorporate all these styles at once.