Lil Rel Howery

“The biggest thing is we need to stop acting like racism don't exist.”

“I'm all for making a woman-empowering song. I get that, and I think that's dope. I've got a daughter, and I think that's amazing. But when you're specifically picking on guys, that's when it's not right. 'No Scrubs' is the meanest, dumbest song ever made because they need to be specific in certain areas.”

“My friends were the class clowns, but I was the one in class doing Michael Jordan or teachers for no reason. I've always been amazing at impersonating real people, too, rather than celebrities.”

“I thought I would hate New York, but I love New York. I almost hate to say that being from Chicago.”

“I know I'm being biased about Chicago, but I think Chicago got the most talented people in the world.”

“My comedy grows as I grow as a person.”

“There's a difference between delivering real funny and just silly funny.”

“I think Eddie Murphy is the greatest comedian. I do think that Richard Pryor is the Godfather, but Eddie Murphy, in my opinion, has every comedic category in his arsenal. He can roast you. He can freestyle. He can host. He was LeBron James before we even saw LeBron James.”

“Some of the scariest movies I've seen are not considered horror movies, like 'Gone Girl.' That movie scared me. I can't watch it again.”

“Not everybody gonna be in front of the camera forever, man. That's impossible. Don't get me wrong, I love doing that. But behind the scenes and the power is what I like. I like being in control. And maybe someday I'd be a showrunner.”

“Not saying that we are realer than most people, but because Chi is so segregated, first of all, we have to be diverse comedians and be able to make a lot of different people laugh. And Chicago comics, we're OK with who we are in our truth. That stems from Bernie Mac and a lot of other greats who came before me.”

“You have these kids trying to make these grown up decisions because nobody is talking to them. We're talking at them, but we're not listening to them.”

“What has kept me focused were my kids. My biggest focus is just making sure I'm good to my babies.”

“I'm not gonna go steal an airport car and go save someone. That's crazy. But I will do almost anything for any of my friends.”

“I was a huge Wu-Tang fan, along with Crucial Conflict, along with Do or Die along with Mobb Deep.”

“I'm a student of Comedy Central. It launched careers: Wanda Sykes and even Kevin Hart. The first time I was introduced to him, he was on Comedy Central. It puts you on the map... Hollywood knows now.”

“Everybody makes a decision about where they want their career to go. If I really want something, I put a lot of effort into it. If I don't want something, I won't.”

“I want to do more films - not just comedies, because I really want to show my range.”

“I can't wait for the rest of my career to meet these young writers and filmmakers so that I can produce and push a lot of their stories out there.”

“I'm just saying, and I'm going to say it enough times: I want to play Bernie Mac.”