Tracy Morgan Quotes

Welcome to the world of Tracy Morgan, where laughter is abundant, wit is sharp, and humor knows no bounds. Tracy Morgan, a beloved comedian, actor, and writer, has graced both the stage and screen with his unique brand of comedy, leaving audiences in stitches with his larger-than-life personality and quick-witted remarks. Known for his roles on Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock, as well as his stand-up comedy specials, Tracy Morgan has cemented his place in the pantheon of comedy legends.

With a career spanning decades, Tracy Morgan has amassed a treasure trove of memorable quotes that showcase his comedic genius and infectious charm. Whether he’s riffing on everyday life, poking fun at himself, or delivering uproarious punchlines, Tracy Morgan’s words never fail to entertain and resonate with audiences far and wide. From hilarious anecdotes to insightful observations, Tracy Morgan’s quotes offer a glimpse into the mind of a comedic mastermind, reminding us to embrace laughter and find joy in the absurdities of life.

I’m around my kids every day. I’m regular. We’re a regular family. My wife cooks, she washes clothes, I read books, I pump my own gas, I get my own hair cut. Tracy Morgan

I don’t have a hateful bone in my body. I don’t believe anyone should be bullied or made to feel bad about who they are. Tracy Morgan

Working with Bruce Willis makes my career authentic. I may not get an Oscar, but I worked with Bruce Willis. That matters more to me. Tracy Morgan

When a child is born, it’s born with a heart of gold, but the way of this world can turn that heart cold. I’m still a good person, and I thank God for that – He’s working with me on it. Tracy Morgan

Martin Lawrence is one of my comedic heroes, and he’s a genius. Tracy Morgan

I have snakes, three sharks, moray eels, piranhas, five scorpions and a bird spider. All of them are predators. They are dangerous but it’s cool to have strong and powerful pets. Tracy Morgan

I don’t need no stool and mike stand. I don’t need all of that to be funny. I’ve been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me. I spread love wherever I’m at. I’m like Marvin Gaye. Tracy Morgan

My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of ‘The Color Purple.’ It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same. Tracy Morgan

I’m human, I feel, I understand. That’s the highest level of love, is understanding – when you can understand someone, when you can love them with their flaws and their faults. So I understand, I consider. I may speak the truth, but I’ll consider your feelings, too. Tracy Morgan

I want to be an example of a guy who made something of himself out of nothing. A guy who overcame the odds of a tough childhood, who worked hard, who didn’t let his surroundings get the best of him and lead him to jail or the graveyard. Where I ended up – being a comedian, a TV star, and a movie actor – might be unique, but my story is not. Tracy Morgan

To me, politics is a pile of tricks. Tracy Morgan

My sense of humor is a turkey, and I pull it out of the oven and baste it in reality. Tracy Morgan

Having a daughter makes you see things in a different way. You have to see how you’re carrying yourself because there’s a little girl. There’s not a little boy, there’s a little girl. I think I’m a little more overprotective. Tracy Morgan

You have to give a wound time to heal and think of other people’s feelings. Tracy Morgan

I’m a human being. I feel all emotions. I’m not just happy all the time. Sometimes, I’m sad and feel the blues. Sometimes I even want to feel the blues. Sometimes, you want to feel down. Tracy Morgan

I don’t have anything against Jimmy Fallon. I love Jimmy Fallon. He’s my dude. Tracy Morgan

Even when I’m sitting up in this glass castle, I still got my street soldiers telling me what’s happening. Tracy Morgan

Whatever I did on ‘Saturday Night Live’ is going to stay and remain on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Tracy Morgan

Stand-up is my foundation. That’s where it started at. And I love it because it’s personal. It’s mine. It’s all me. It’s my experience in life. Tracy Morgan

I would love to try action films. Tracy Morgan

When I want to work on my material, I go to Benihana or the barbershop. Tracy Morgan

The only person who knows what’s in my wallet is my wife. Tracy Morgan

Listen, Bruce Lee fought out of anger. That’s why they call it the ‘Fists of Fury.’ Michael Jackson danced with fury. I do stand up out of fury. I’m not mad at anybody. I’m not mad at any human being because I’m a human being. Tracy Morgan

I love my mother. My mother made sure, her stubbornness – she made sure we was going to eat. She made sure we had Christmases. That was my mother. My father wasn’t there for that. Tracy Morgan

Rock bottom for some people is death. Some people never learn from their mistakes. They don’t learn from other people’s mistakes. Tracy Morgan

No one set that I ever do is the same. I mean, if I go to a comedy club, and I perform three sets, all three sets are different because anything can happen in between sets. Tracy Morgan

I just want to be funny, I just want to do comedy. Tracy Morgan

‘Saturday Night Live’ is live television. Nothing can compare to that. Tracy Morgan

It’s very important to be in your child’s life and know what’s going on and be there with them. Tracy Morgan

Michael’s the ultimate entertainer. After Michael Jackson, it’s Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Lee. Tracy Morgan

I don’t do drama. I’m a comedian. Tracy Morgan

If you can survive ‘Saturday Night Live,’ then you’re good as far as show business is concerned. Tracy Morgan

Bad news travels at the speed of light; good news travels like molasses. Tracy Morgan

Life smacks Tracy Morgan in the face, and I don’t mean to talk in third party, but no, it doesn’t stop raining when I come outside, no, absolutely not. I’m very in touch. Tracy Morgan

If I had to describe my sense of humor, I would say it’s contemporary wit, you know what I’m saying? Tracy Morgan

On ‘Saturday Night Live,’ I never really wrote. You know, I would just – I would let the writers cast me into the show. So my strength – and I put all my energies into performance. I just couldn’t deal with the rejection, you know, getting your sketches cut, and it was hard for me. Tracy Morgan

I have friends who are black, white, purple, gay, straight, Martian, yellow, old, and young. I have friends who are animals and a few who I believe to be robots. All of them are people to me. In my mind, it’s not about what you look like or what you do; it’s about who you are inside. Tracy Morgan

And when I was angry, when I was younger, I was in a cocoon. Now I’m a beautiful, black butterfly. Tracy Morgan

I’m not perfect, but I strive for it. Tracy Morgan

I don’t see myself as angry, although other people see that. I just see myself as a short, dumpy guy with bad feet, and I’m passionate. Tracy Morgan

I was never a big comic book fan. I was always more into the baseball cards. Tracy Morgan

Growing up in the ghetto is pretty hard. It’s poverty; it’s frustration. Tracy Morgan

I do stand up sometimes out of anger. Sometimes the greatest stuff comes from a dark place. Tracy Morgan

People are just way too sensitive. You couldn’t have a show like ‘Archie Bunker’ on TV. People would go crazy; they would lose their minds. Tracy Morgan

I’ve been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me. Tracy Morgan

I have a nice following in Boston. The Boston crowd is very hip. Tracy Morgan

I’m art. You’re art. We are God’s greatest works, simple as that. Tracy Morgan

I come from where Mike Tyson came from. I come from right across the street from Jay-Z. I didn’t have a pond in my backyard. I saw violence. Tracy Morgan

I think it’s good that I get scared because, if you never get scared, you don’t have any need for guts. Tracy Morgan

People live too much of their lives on email or the Internet or text messages these days. We’re losing all of our communication skills. Tracy Morgan

I had a great time working on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ It was one of the important times in my life. Tracy Morgan

I’m not a child star, but you could say that I’ve grown up on TV. I went from being an unknown, down-and-out comic from Brooklyn and the Bronx to being a regular character on a major network comedy called ‘Martin.’ From there I went on to become the most notable black comic on ‘Saturday Night Live’ since Eddie Murphy. Tracy Morgan

What am I afraid of? The IRS. That’s it. I don’t want those people knockin’ on my door, man. Tracy Morgan

We need to learn to laugh at ourselves because when you don’t laugh, you cry. And I don’t feel like crying. Tracy Morgan

I know my spirit is not mean, and I have a very good spirit and a funny spirit. Tracy Morgan

I’m a big, big movie fan. I watch ‘The Ten Commandments’ and the original ‘Planet of the Apes’ every night. Tracy Morgan

Some people believe everything they see on TV. People, it’s called tel-lie-vision! Tracy Morgan

When you look at the artists who have come up through ‘Billboard’ over the years, it’s incredible. Tracy Morgan

What you have to understand is that my thing is not glamour. I love stretch marks and C-section scars and all of that. I’m a grown man. You don’t gotta put on no makeup with me. Tracy Morgan

I do comedy for real people. Tracy Morgan

Most creative thing I’ve ever done? Got somebody pregnant. Tracy Morgan

I think the word ‘pregnant’ is funny. Tracy Morgan

You get somebody to crack a smile, that’s a beautiful thing. Tracy Morgan

Ladies are honest. They’re my motivation. They know what’s funny, and the dudes just follow. Tracy Morgan

If we all had a little bit of Michael Jackson in us, I think it would make the world a better place. Tracy Morgan

I deal with my sons like young men. If they have a problem with something, they come to me. I am the type of dad that will drop everything I am doing for them, and always tell them to talk to me about it. Tracy Morgan

I’ve gone through my trials and tribulations, and sure, it’s gotten bumpy and all that, but I’m here. OK? Tracy Morgan

The most romantic thing I ever did to my woman? I painted her toenails! Tracy Morgan

Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It’s what I started out doing. Tracy Morgan

People walked out on Richard Pryor and he’s the funniest man alive. Tracy Morgan

Most people don’t know what’s happening around them because they’re just speeding through life. And before they know it, they’re just old. So I just try to slow it down. Tracy Morgan

There’s nothing in the world like live entertainment. With TV, you have to wait for your results; with live entertainment, people let you know right then and there. That relationship is established in 30 seconds. The first 30 seconds, they’ll let you know whether they like you or not. Tracy Morgan

My fans would love to see Brian Fellow come back. I love my fans. And they like my edge. Tracy Morgan

They say that every Jewish person is supposed to love one black person in his life. I’m glad Lorne Michaels chose me. Tracy Morgan

Stand-up don’t get no respect – it’s the hardest thing to do in show business. You don’t have no band and there’s no music. Tracy Morgan

Yeah, race exists. Racism is still here, and it’s doing well. Turn on the news. I don’t think me and my comedy can really change that. Tracy Morgan

I have my Lucky Charms in the morning, and I feel magical. Tracy Morgan

Sometimes I think we’re exposed to things we shouldn’t be exposed to too early. I think that sets the tone to a person’s whole life. Trauma. Tracy Morgan

I have a pretty diverse audience, and that makes me happy – laughter is universal, and I don’t differentiate between people at all. Why should I? People are people. There’s no reason why one person can’t relate to any other person on this planet in some way or another. Tracy Morgan

I’m glad I dropped out of high school, man. I wouldn’t be where I’m at. I would have had a net. I’m glad I didn’t have anything to fall back on, man, because that made me go for my dreams that much harder. Tracy Morgan

I do my best creating on stage. Tracy Morgan

You will be surprised but I do a lot of studying and I watch National Geographic. Tracy Morgan

When you see me on the street, act like you know me. Tracy Morgan

White women love me ’cause of my edge. And I love white women. Tracy Morgan

‘Saturday Night Live’ was like a university for funny. Tracy Morgan

I want to show the world my humor. Tracy Morgan

You gotta understand, my great-grandfather was German and Irish. My grandmother was Indian, and my grandfather was African-American, so we all got a little something in us. Tracy Morgan

I spread love wherever I’m at. I’m like Marvin Gaye. Tracy Morgan

Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That’s where anything goes. Tracy Morgan

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my life, it’s that curiosity might kill cats, but it doesn’t kill people. Tracy Morgan

I grew up in the projects in Brooklyn, and I consider myself lucky and blessed to be where I am – just working. Tracy Morgan

My father was funnier than me. My father was Richard Pryor-funny. I’m just a better businessman. Tracy Morgan

I remember when I was on ‘Saturday Night Live’ my first year, and I wasn’t getting much. I was down; I was ready to quit. Tracy Morgan

I think people would want to see Tracy Morgan host ‘Saturday Night Live.’ Tracy Morgan

Comedians are the monkeys of acting. When you go to the zoo, everybody loves the monkey exhibit. Tracy Morgan

My voice is very distinct. People hear Tracy Morgan’s voice, and they know Tracy Morgan right off the bat because I’ve been in their homes for so many years. Tracy Morgan

My older brother was born, who was a cripple, then I was born, and my sister was born, the only girl. So I was between the only girl and the crippled guy. I was the middle guy. Tracy Morgan

If I don’t offend somebody, then I’m probably not funny. Tracy Morgan

People bring camera phones into comedy shows and clubs and concerts, and sound bites never come out right. Tracy Morgan

It’s like going to the zoo when you come to my house. I have snakes, three sharks, moray eels, piranhas, five scorpions and a bird spider. Tracy Morgan

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