52 Quotes by Nipsey Russell

I don't drink.

Comedy is based partly on mean-spiritedness.

I was so scared the first time I flew the flight attendant called me Whitey.

I knew racial discrimination at its worst in the 1930s. I lived with the humility of it but I never lost my sense of humor. Humor is the escape valve from the deadly reality of adversity.

Some college athletes don't want to turn pro, they don't want to take the cut in pay.

New York can be any city it wants to be.

Game shows are like golf and tennis are for some men. It's not like going to work.

For artistic fulfillment I prefer to work live. For career advancement, I go to the media.

There's no money in television, but TV provides the wherewithal to get the dollars for live performances.