“Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four.”
Sports
“My movies are okay, but they're not my specials.”
MoviesAll Quotes by Chris Rock
“Music is the soundtrack to the crappy movie that is my life.”
Music“Sometimes people offer you plays, they offer you parts, but they only offer it because I'm famous.”
Famous“Yeah, I love being famous. It's almost like being white, y'know?”
Famous“Right now, my job is that I'm like an ambulance chaser. I've got to look for movies with white guys falling out of them.”
Movies“Hollywood's just not funny.”
Funny“I think my best work is when I'm kind of in charge.”
Best“You don't pay taxes - they take taxes.”
Government“A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage.”
Humor“I love being famous. It's almost like being white.”
Famous“I've seen women who don't have great relationships with their dads, and it all comes down to this: You have to tell girls you love them every day.”
Women“My movies are okay, but they're not my specials.”
Movies“There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.”
Food“Dude, I didn't say Jude Law can't act. I didn't say Jude Law was in bad movies. I just said he's in every movie.”
Movies“I was bused to a school in Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn in 1972. I was one of the first black kids in the history of the school.”
History“Funny is only something that others know about you - you can't be funny by yourself.”
Funny“Karaoke isn't fair when you're a comedian. The whole idea is to get people laughing and enjoying themselves, and I'm a professional funny guy.”
Funny“I'm in show business... I want to hang out with Janet Jackson, not Jesse Jackson.”
Business“Movies have takes. But plays are like life - you don't really get takes.”
Movies