Quotes & Jokes by Chris Tucker / page 3

Wow! Lee, we got a big ass problem.

It’s funny because when I was younger my voice would rise when I would talk on the microphone. Now it is sort of like a character for me, a more animated version of myself and my voice is 10 times up from my regular self.

I think my life is a movie and your life reflects your work.

I started out in this industry with standup comedy and it got me to the movies, but it’s something I love to do and it’s something I’m enjoying coming back to.

I couldn't imagine not having clean water.

I told a joke and people laughed and it was the best feeling. I knew I wanted to do this as a career. I never knew I could get such a high from telling a joke. There’s something so extraordinary about having people listening to you and hanging onto your words - it’s a great feeling.

We can only comment on what we've seen, and what we've seen from the Chilean government is nothing at all.

You got to control your own destiny. You got to keep writin different stuff. Keep switchin up and never do the same thin too many times.

I wasn't feeling it, really. But I just had to do what I had to do. It turned out the better for me.

My mom raised me to never have anything control me.

So I kept it to myself. Then some of my classmates started to come down to the comedy club, taking a girl out, and they started finding out I was a stand-up comedian.

I've been fortunate to work with good directors who understand improvisation and understand the way comedians work. Luke Basan let me do my thing like do what you feel and take the character to another level. Quentin Tarrantino was more of an acting coach. He can teach you beats and then hell say go with it but give this feeling. So I've been fortunate to work with good, seasoned directors.

I get on stage and talk about different stuff in my life and what I’ve been through and what I think about the world. It’s picking out highlights of things and how I became who I am and how my daddy raised me.

Being a big star and being known, making movies and a lot of money - that really doesn't interest me.

Day-to-day life is a lot of work. I work a lot on stand-up stuff, and then day-to-day life and, you know, just living. It's always different. Try to work out, try to stay in shape, and try to have some fun.