I will always do stand-up, even if my acting career takes off. Stand-up is my life. Chris Tucker More Quotes by Chris Tucker More Quotes From Chris Tucker Making people laugh is giving, and it's healing, too, when people can go up to the movies and forget about their problems. It's a good thing. That's why I want to work. Chris Tucker healing giving people Just believe in yourself and work really hard. And when doors open, take advantage of every opportunity you can. Chris Tucker opportunity doors believe You loan your friend money. You see them again, they don't say nothin' 'bout the money. 'Hi, how ya doin'? How's ya mama doing?' Man, how's my money doin'? Chris Tucker mama money men I feel like every time I go out I want to do a good job. I want people to say that he's just as good at stand-up as he is in some of the movies I've seen him in, so I try to do the best every time I go out there. Chris Tucker trying jobs people I want to keep working, I want to keep doing my humanitarian stuff around the world, shining light on different places that have problems. Keep making movies, make people laugh. Chris Tucker light laughing people I am Jewish. My real name is Chris Tuckenberg. A lot of people don't know about that. Chris Tucker real names people I am now half Asian. I have learned all the ancient teachings of Buddi. Chris Tucker asian half teaching One thing about me, when I make a decision about something, I realize when you make choices in life, that dictates your life. Chris Tucker realizing choices decision 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. Chris Tucker careers feelings people Everybody goes through a lot of the same things, and I talk about those, and that's the key. You have to connect with your audience, and I might take them on a trip with me, tell them I went here and I went there and they'll go with me, you know, to hear the stories. Chris Tucker keys stories might You see people waving. You dont see people having problems, with each other at least. Chris Tucker problem people My mom raised me to never have anything control me. Chris Tucker raised my-mom mom When you're first starting out, you want to keep making good movies. When you're young and you're black, you do a bad movie and you're through. Chris Tucker good-movie black want 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. Chris Tucker destiny different stuff A lot of lines in movies were written, but I'm always improvising. Once you get into the scene, it just comes to me. Chris Tucker improvising lines scene What!? You tell people that, I won't get no more black movies? Chris Tucker black-movie black people I couldn't tell people what I wanted to do because I was from Atlanta. You don't tell people you're gonna be a comedian in Atlanta. That means you ain't gonna do nothing. Chris Tucker atlanta mean people I've actually tried to give Brett Ratner dance lessons, but he thinks he already knows how to. Chris Tucker lessons giving thinking I think my life is a movie and your life reflects your work. Chris Tucker life-is thinking It takes intelligence to make real comedy, and it takes a reality base to create all that little stuff I like to do that makes you giggle inside. Chris Tucker stuff-i-like real littles
