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
black arizona
Arizona has always been anti-black.
fame blackness ifs
If you have money and you have fame, but you don't have any confidence in your blackness, then it's all for nothing.
racism reverse
There's no such thing as reverse racism.
people path traps
I like when people are trapped in the joke, when there's no escape. I like to lead people down the wrong path and then trap them.
hollywood-films black written
When they were making black films in the '60s and the '70s, everyone knew their place, if you get my drift. You understand? Everyone knew the rules, and everyone knew their place. Everyone knew what to say. They had the written rules in Hollywood film, and the unwritten rules.
self white people
Whatever that thing is that white people like in blacks, I don't have it. Maybe it's my arrogance or my self-assurance or the way I carry myself, but whatever it is, I don't have it.
packs-of-wolves packs audience
An audience can be like a pack of wolves.
real self white
I've never seen anyone more messed up over success than Richard Pryor. For him, it's a constant battle between success in the white world and keeping it real for his black self.
past reality deals
You can't pick when you're touched. You can't pick the time. It just is. It's the reality. What it is, is. I can't change the past. I can only deal with the present and the future.
political actors world
The political arena is the funniest.They [politicians] are always pretending to change, but they never change. They're the best actors and actresses in the world. They've always been hilarious since the beginning of time.
morning people black
I love Obama because he is proof all black people don't look alike. Nobody every told me, 'Good morning, Mr. President.' We don't all look alike.
crazy thinking people
People think you're crazy if you turn money down... people worship money.
passionate passive naive
I'm passionate about what I do. I'd be naive to be passive.
pie apples apple-pie
I'm as American as apple pie.