Damon Wayans

“I tried to walk away from standup, but it's been my therapy - my way of expressing anger, disappointments, and fears and celebrating my hopes. It helps to regulate my thought process.”

“My greatest production is my children. Then, to see my grandbabies is the gravy.”

“Jim Carrey and my dad were best friends. He would always be in my house and stuff like that.”

“Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light.”

“The show has become my therapy.”

“My uncle Shawn used to stay with us when we were really young, and I used to come downstairs and see him break dancing on this piece of a cardboard. I probably always thought they were cool since then. I never knew his comedy, but I used to always see him break dancing. And he was terrible at it.”

“Sitcom is the best gig in show business because it's easy hours, nine to five.”

“The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.”

“Nobody can stop you but you. And shame on you if you're the one who stops yourself.”

“Junior is such a great guy. He's the new and improved model. It's a beautiful thing. That's what you train your children to do. He's an inspiration to his brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews who say it's too hard living up to the family name.”

“The beautiful thing about having family that has diabetes is knowing what not to do. I got an uncle that thinks insulin is supposed to enable him to eat cake.”

“My kids have a competitive drive I never had growing up.”

“My father was the guy on the block who said hi to everyone.”

“You have to look yourself in the eye and ask, 'Who are you?' It can't be all about work.”

“This town was built on nepotism.”

“You know what Bill Cosby did wrong? He started criticizing young black men.”

“Having nine brothers and sisters, you have to stand out. In order to get on the stage with me and Shawn and Marlon and Keenan and Kim, you have to be funny. We're not going to let you in the conversation.”

“All the family gatherings, I'm too tired, or I can't because it conflicts with work... I have seven grandkids. I've been missing recitals and graduations. To me, it's just not worth it. There is a better way to live life.”

“You see people you identify with, and you take pieces of people you like and shape who you are. Like, I sound just like my dad. But that's literally my vocal chords. I can't sound like anything else... I sound like him, but I act like myself.”

“My father is a Jehovah's Witness, and he raised us under a very strict hand.”