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
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.
thinking voice giving
I think about never losing my voice, never giving in, never selling out, always keeping black, always sticking to the street. Staying neighborhood and not Hollywood.
white america males
What does America love more than one white male?
mean self black
What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like.
real hollywood want
When you know who you are, you know who you are. That's the real dangerous thing in Hollywood, because they all want to create you and mold you.
mother come-up bother
You know who you are. If my mother is a nun and someone comes up to me and they go, 'Your mother is a prostitute.' It is not going to bother me, because I know my mother is a nun, she's not a prostitute.
blow mind bombs
My comedy is a nuclear bomb inside my mind. It's a weapon that's never been tested. It just blows up and flattens everybody.
kings copycats comedy
The king of comedy is dead. Richard Pryor was the king of comedy. The rest of them are the king of copycats.
bored ifs
If you're happy with what you're doing, then you don't get bored.
dream white harlem
You white folks see UFOs in your dreams. You don't hear about Martians in Harlem.
america soldier looks
America does not like losers. Look how we treated those soldiers who came back from Vietnam. Because they lost. America likes winners.