Paul Mooney may refer to:
People ask me, when was my best time? I always say, 'Today. '
What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like.
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.
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.
A goat's a goat. Whether you sauté or barbeque it, it's still a goat.
There's always a message in my comedy.
I'm as American as apple pie.
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.
An audience can be like a pack of wolves.
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.
I can't change the past, but one person can change the future - anything can happen.
Hollywood doesn't even have respect for itself. Hollywood lies to itself.
If you're happy with what you're doing, then you don't get bored.
I'm passionate about what I do. I'd be naive to be passive.
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.
Majority doesn't rule. One person can change the history of the world.
A new broom can sweep the floor, but an old broom knows where the dirt is.
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.
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.
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.