53 Quotes by Martin Lawrence

Fatherhood means a great deal to me. I love it. To me, there aint nothing better, because your kids keep it real with you. When you think things are bad, you look at them and they show you how things could be all right, and it’s all worth it.

You make due with the time you have here. Hopefully when you pass on, somebody can look back and say, ‘Wow, they made a difference in some kind of way.’

You might see some of the movies that I’m in where there are shades of drama or whatever, but for the most part, I don’t get offered serious roles.

As long as there’s Big Momma, we’re going to bring you comedy.

My audience is a diehard audience. They are dedicated. My audience always follows me and sticks with me. They’re the reason I’m still here – in the films and in stand-ups.

It’s always fun to be able to have a voice, because it helps me to stay in tune with the project and the people that I am working with. Ther’s nothing worse than being on a project and not being able to have a voice. I don’t like that.

Everybody has a Big Momma: the mother or the grandmother who tells it like it is, keeps it real with them, isn’t afraid to tell you the truth about yourself.

If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain’t personal then I’ll go to another place and I’ll meditate.