“When I left my parents' home when I was 19, I went to the University o...” — Darrell Hammond Quote

“When I left my parents' home when I was 19, I went to the University of Florida, and within 24 hours was in the mental health department. And within 20 minutes, I was being told by the director there that they didn't have what I needed there.”

“I don't know if I want to be a big star though.”

“I have to give the SNL crew props - it cannot have been easy to work with me.”

“When I was young, we had nothing. The carpets and upholstery in the palace were full of holes. The floors creaked. Everything was so old. Yes, we had a piano, an upright given to us by the Fine Arts Department. But it was out of tune.”

“The storyboard department doesn't talk to the layout department, which doesn't talk to the writing department. They're all jealous of each other.”

“It's often been discussed, no-one has really taken it up, but I do have a tendency when I speak to everybody, certainly black players who are trying to break into managerial department are coming up against the same concept because of your race.”