Quotes by Chris Rock

About Chris Rock:

Christopher Julius is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director.
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Jokes rot. They're not like songs. I always envy singers - Sting is always going to sing 'Roxanne'. But people want to hear new jokes. I've written jokes as good as 'Roxanne', I believe. But I can't tell them again.

Chris Rock

When I started out in comedy, it was common knowledge that it took about 10 years to get good. And that was okay because it took you about 9 years to get on television.

Chris Rock

Only married people understand you can be miserable and happy at the same time.

Chris Rock

I used to hang out with grandfather all the time because he used to pick me up from school sometimes, or drive me to my mother's, so I'd be with my grandfather a lot. I used to watch him write his sermons.

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By the time I was 7 or 8, I wanted to be a comedy writer.

Chris Rock

Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four.

Chris Rock

Black people have been qualified to be president for hundreds of years. George Washington Carver could have been president. I could go on with a list of black men that were qualified to be the president of the United States. So the Obama victory is p...

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Men lie the most. Men lie all the time.

Chris Rock

Most parts in comedy, they're not really written for men. They're written for, like, these boy-men.

Chris Rock

Right now, my job is that I'm like an ambulance chaser. I've got to look for movies with white guys falling out of them.

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Dude, I didn't say Jude Law can't act. I didn't say Jude Law was in bad movies. I just said he's in every movie.

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My movies are okay, but they're not my specials.

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I don't believe I can offend you in a comedy club. I don't believe I can offend you in a concert. A comedy club is a place where you work out material; you're trying material.

Chris Rock

A comedy club is a place where you work out material, you're trying material.

Chris Rock

Anything I say about women, I try to make sure that at least five or six friends of mine are going through a similar situation. That way I'm not picking on my wife.

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Author Bio

  • NameChris Rock
  • DescriptionAmerican comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director
  • AliasesCris Rock; Christopher Julius Rock III; Lil penny; Christopher Rock
  • BornFebruary 7, 1966
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Director; Actor
  • AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award