American - Comedian | October 30, 1961 -
I'm actually a big fan of having all the different types of voices on television. I think it gives people a nice little buffet that they can just pick and choose how they want to get their news and entertainment, I guess.
Larry Wilmore
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Remember, MTV would only show white videos for a long time. Can you imagine that? That was the '80s when that happened. It's hard to even think of that now, you know?
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I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is.
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I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words.
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When you work in television, you're in the writer's room all the time.
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Even though you're in charge, you're not completely in ownership. You know, the audience takes a huge ownership of your show. Look at comments about shows and tell me if I'm wrong. Look at shows like 'The Walking Dead' and the ownership that the audience has of that show.
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Not everybody's gonna get your vision.
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Every television show is sentenced to death - time and date of execution unknown.
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I do not look to Hollywood to give me character clues.
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As long as you say I'm the guy who's real about it, I have no problem being the person who people look to to talk about race.
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Richard Pryor was my hero. Richard Pryor was keeping it 100.
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I've pitched many things that have not gone, but every year, I'm in that pilot game like a lot of other writers in Hollywood.
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