Paul Mooney
Paul Mooney
Paul Gladney, better known by the stage name Paul Mooney, is an American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor. He is best known for his appearances on Chappelle's Show and as a writer for the comedian Richard Pryor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth4 August 1941
CityShreveport, LA
CountryUnited States of America
allow hard listen neither others people understand
It's hard to listen to people sometimes who have been to neither place. It's (also) often hard for me to understand how people who have been there would allow others to go there if they have any say about it.
peace popular signs soldiers
A lot of soldiers flashed each other peace signs ... but it wasn't the most popular outlook.
almost funny mess offered people turned
They offered him $70 million, and he turned it down. It's funny because (in the beginning) the show almost didn't get made. He said, 'I can do it if no one will mess with my material, if they'll let me do what I want creatively, because these people don't know what funny is.' (That's why) I went and did it.
massively people plenty tyler
There are still plenty of movie people peddling black stereotypes. I guess Tyler Perry's probably the most massively successful.
good hard liberty ourselves
It was hard to look at ourselves as the good guys. It just wasn't about liberty and democracy.
lying hollywood
Hollywood doesn't even have respect for itself. Hollywood lies to itself.
want too-much action
I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.
talking racism insanity
Racism is a form of insanity. Human beings became racist when they started talking. Speech has a lot to do with it.
goats stills
A goat's a goat. Whether you sauté or barbeque it, it's still a goat.
baby having-a-baby knows
A woman can tell me about her having a baby, but I'll never know what it is to have a baby.
grandmother thinking southern
I don't do drugs. Because my grandmother raised me. I think like an old, black, Southern woman. If I'd have done coke, I'd probably be cooking pancakes.
people today ask-me
People ask me, when was my best time? I always say, 'Today.'
technique robins being-funny
Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny.
messages comedy
There's always a message in my comedy.