Chris Rock Quotes

You do some things and you just hope people will laugh.

If people do not laugh it's not comedy.

My job has always been to entertain people. I want people to laugh.

I've seen racism in my audiences. For example, I've seen people laugh at every other group, but then clam up when it comes to their community. You can't laugh at everyone else and then not laugh at yourself. You shouldn't be at my show if you can't laugh at yourself.

I think people are always looking for a good comedy.

From 'Chappelle's Show' to 'Tosh.0,' there's so much race comedy. It's overdone.

Comedy is a shared experience, and I think it's great to open that to a wide demographic.

I'm a great audience myself. I tried to keep in the background while others were on, but sometimes I'd just get hysterical.

We make movies that crack us up and hope that they crack up other people, too.

I'm a standup comedian, so I need people.

There's still a lot of racism in stand-up.

I've always been attracted to humor and funny people in general. It's a joy to make people laugh, but it's not as fun as laughing yourself.

I love to entertain and make people laugh.

Why should I waste my good time making a straight dramatic film? The people who can't make you laugh can do that.

I just want to be known as a clown because to me, that's the height of my profession. It means you can do everything - sing, dance and, above all, make people laugh.

Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand.

Race makes things funny. A black guy driving in NASCAR: not funny. A black guy driving a car sponsored by Tide: not funny. A black guy driving a car sponsored by Aunt Jemima: hilarious.

There was laughter in the back of the theater, leading to the belief that someone was telling jokes back there.

I'm a sponge. I'm obsessed with comedy. I'm obsessed with the idea that you can make somebody laugh, and I love to be around people who can make other people laugh.

You never forget people who make you laugh.

I think the reason I became funny was because if I made people laugh, they would let me keep talking.

I like to be around people who make me laugh. It's one of my favorite things on a set. I hate it when people take themselves serious in a film set.

What turned me on to comedy was - well, first of all, I like being able to laugh, I like people who can make me laugh.

Shall I crack any of those old jokes, master, At which the audience never fail to laugh?

I love to make people laugh, and do things that are surprising and different.