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
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.
real men white-man
People in America worship money, and a white man's face on a green piece of paper does not make me wealthy. My health makes me wealthy. I used to work at a hospital, so I know the real deal.
people sometimes reason
People do many things for many reasons. Sometimes, what you do you have no control over, because it's predestined. It's gonna happen in spite of you. There's nothing you can do about it.
running black president
Hillary Clinton could say she was a woman and running for president. And Sarah Palin could say she was a woman and running for vice-president. But Obama couldn't say, 'I'm black and I'm running for president.' It couldn't come out of his mouth. He couldn't say that because, if he did, he'd lose votes.
taken jail race
When I was 16 or 17, I saw Lenny Bruce being taken to jail. They took him off stage because he talked about race.
past anything-can-happen cant-change
I can't change the past, but one person can change the future - anything can happen.
slavery levels remember
You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it.
white awards people
White people are very good at acting like they're not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that.
mean weapons
Handshaking means, 'I don't have a weapon.'
animal may gorillas
No wonder circus animals do what they do: They tortured them. And you know the only ones they can't control? It's the chimpanzees. You can't control them. That's why you never see a gorilla in a movie, because the gorilla may decide there'll be no filming.
white upset black
Listen, we've got one little ol' black president, and white folks are upset, but they've had 43.