Zitat des Tages von Flip Wilson:
A show hosted by a black had never been accepted, so the first time that knob's turned on, people are judging against all they have ever been taught. I may have been the first black in the house.
When you're hot, you're hot; when you're not, you're not.
Funny is an attitude.
Variety shows didn't disappear; it was the caliber of the artists, the classic vaudevillians that have passed on. They are gone, so there's a different caliber performer that's come along that hasn't had the time to work in the small clubs and get the experience.
The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine.
Everyone in this house and the houses next door knows when I'm in the sauna because I start singing, and I sing the blues when I'm in a really good mood. I have a really loud voice, you know.
Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.
Violence is a tool of the ignorant.
Get well cards have become so humorous that if you don't get sick you're missing half the fun.
The devil made me do it.
I've had all that you could ask for. The fat lady has sung, and there's a standing ovation.
It's later than it's ever been.
I think Mr. Wilson will have to be the rest of the way alone.
I was number one in the ratings four times last year and twice this season. What could be more damn equal than that? If they get any more equal, I don't want it.
My main point is to be funny; if I can slip a message in there, fine.
My show is my statement. What I have to say is on the screen. My life is my own. I don't want to talk about my private self. Why should I?
I accomplished what I set out to do. I wanted the whole cookie, and I got it. Now I want to spend more time with my children - make sure they don't go through what I did.
Most drag impersonations are a drag. But women can like Geraldine, men can like Geraldine, everyone can like Geraldine.
I tell fans who ask me why I'm not doing comedy anymore that I'm a different person. I've grown and I've matured. I've made a transition to where I really want to be.
I have the bug again. I'm expecting the response to seeing the show again on Nick to be very good, and this will set the groundwork for what I want to do.
If I could marry my motorcycle, I'd roll her right up to the altar.