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Tony Rock Quotes

'All Def' is unlike any other comedy show or set because 'All Def' goes back to the essence of how urban comedy started. We give it a 'stoop appeal.' A stoop appeal is important for us because it's where pretty much all black comics started doing their standup: cracking jokes on the stoop, in the hood.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: June 30, 1974

Topics

Black Comedy Doing Hood Back Jokes

I think you have to be a niche player. You've got to find smaller ideas that are going to benefit in the conditions as they are. You can change the conditions and always try to find ways to make money in the conditions as they exist.

Change Money Ideas Think You Find

I would have loved to have played for Joe Gibbs. Look at his record of winning three Super Bowls.

Winning Loved Look Three Would His

I think of a band like Animal Collective where they really follow their own sound and I think that's a really important thing to do. You can find an audience if you can find your voice.

Animal Voice Think You Find Follow

A lot of the albums that I've been really into are like, 'Oh man. That doesn't make him look like a perfect human. That actually shows his warts and his scars, and for some reason, I'm super drawn to him now because he shared that or she shared that with me.'

Man Me Perfect Look Scars Now

I think when you work with older actors, who are so good, it's rare that they are egotistical.

Work Good Think You Rare Older

I still enjoy a lot of support from the black community.

Community Support Black Enjoy Still

Some of my favorite records growing up were Christmas albums. The ones I liked best were the albums that you could listen to from start to finish. You could put them on while you're decorating the tree or driving around looking at Christmas lights.

Best Tree Growing Up Looking Start

In film producing, there is an inherent tension between the director, the money and the producer, and that's what keeps it flowing and honest and accountable.

Christine Vachon

Money Director Producer Tension Film

It's just people should realize that the celebrity aspect of being an actor is very rarely enjoyable for people like me who would always rather go unnoticed and disappear into the crowd.

People Me Go Actor Celebrity Always

The reason it takes me so long to make a film, the reason it gets so difficult, is that I'm trying to think of every film as the last one I will ever make so it can be the best it can possibly be. I don't want to have regrets or excuses or think, 'I can do better next time.'

Time Best Me Think Better Excuses

I worked with John Hurt a couple of times and learned a lot from him.

Hurt Him Learned John Couple Times

Being superintendent or the superintendent's chief of staff is important work, but there's no chance it's as difficult as being a teacher, and I hesitate to say that it's as important.

Work Teacher Chance Important Say

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