Richard Pryor Quotes

There is no harm in making people laugh by making fun of yourself. What's wrong is when people derive pleasure from making fun of others.

My success comes in making fun of whatever you're doing. That's my way.

I think that certain things are funny and certain things are okay to make fun of - including myself.

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.

It is always cruel to laugh at people, of course, although sometimes if they are wearing an ugly hat it is hard to control yourself.

You can laugh at somebody because they are innocent, and because they are naive or they are about to walk into a wall, but if somebody's giving you stuff, if somebody's talking, giving you their take on things, what makes you laugh, generally speaking, is going to be somebody who is telling it in an angry way.

I like to make jokes; I consider myself a funny person. I just think making jokes about people who are in a situation beyond their control is not funny to them or their families.

You can make fun of everything.

The joy of the roasts is to watch people get hurt and offended, and then have to laugh to pretend they're a good sport.

I poke fun of everybody and everything. And who's easier to make fun of than your mother?

I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it's never at the expense of the other guy.

I'm the easiest person to make fun of.

I don't think it's wrong to make fun of some of the stuff that we think and we do.

I look at people, and I like to laugh at them.

I knew how to come up with jokes at someone's expense really fast.

The only reason I was allowed to have a career for a quarter century as an insult comic is because it's all in jest and all for fun.

Comedy is based partly on mean-spiritedness.

The minute you're laughing, some people will say you're laughing at people.

There is humor that's just whimsy, that we smile at, but the humor that we laugh at, someone has to be - someone's dignity has to be reduced.

Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand.

I'm not a big fan of comedy roasts because most of the time I find them to be really mean, but once in a while, you'll hear something perfectly worded and well-crafted.

Humor is probably the most significant characteristics of the human mind. Far more significant than reason. In fact, reason is actually a very cheap commodity.

I knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I was getting into.

At this point, we've ripped on everyone.

Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the only one who would find that, except for a few people.