A biography for Eddie Griffinhasn’t been written yet.
“No matter how dysfunctional we are, we can still have a positive impact on each other's lives.”
“Stand-up is good therapy.”
“I'm more comfortable on stage than I am off.”
“I feel great about coming to Saudi Arabia.”
“I am telling you, Lebanon was fun. I played for 5,000 people in a sold-out venue. The clubs there don't even open until 4 A.M. If a bomb goes off, people don't get excited. They live every day like it's their last because it could possibly be.”
“Being poor gets you thinking quicker.”
“When you watch CNN, you see the custom graphics - 'War in the Desert,' or 'Showdown: Iraq,' and it's being presented like a TV show, like 'The Cosby Show' or 'Roseanne.'”
“I'm a storyteller. My whole family is storytellers. I'm just a product of my environment.”
“Stand-up is dangerous. That's what I like. You're out there on your own.”
“When I'm telling jokes, I'm constantly in motion. I can't stand in one place.”
“I grew up watching 'The Jeffersons' and 'Good Times' as much as I watched The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'All in the Family.'”
“Everyone says, 'What is it like to wreck a Ferrari?' Man, it felt good, especially when you don't have to pay for it.”
“My family is an open book. They don't hide.”
“Everybody's family is dysfunctional.”
“George Clinton was my first concert ever.”
“You got access to nothing, you want to use everything.”
“Platform shoes will come back.”
“That was my first Hollywood lesson: Just because you filmed a movie doesn't necessarily mean that you're in it.”
“Those series from the '70s and '80s with a studio audience are dead.”
“When I first got here, Vegas still felt like a destination. Now it's become a real city.”